Brenham meteorite
Brenham is a pallasite stony-iron meteorite, officially classified as Pallasite, PMG-an, that was found in the United States in 1882. A total of 4.3 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Brenham
- Classification
- Pallasite, PMG-an
- Type
- Stony-iron · Pallasite
- Group
- Pallasite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1882
- Mass recovered
- 4.3 t
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.5825° N, 99.1636° W
What is a stony-iron?
A mixture of stone and metal. Pallasites and mesosiderites sit in this group. More about Main-group pallasites.
Meteorites near Brenham
- Haviland (b) H5 · 4 km away
- Haviland (a) H5 · 7 km away
- Cullison H4 · 22 km away
- Coldwater (iron) Iron · 38 km away
- Coldwater (stone) H5 · 38 km away
- Sawyer H4 · 47 km away
Other Pallasite meteorites
- El Rancho Grande United States · 1954
- Krasnojarsk Russia · 1749
- Northwest Africa 2957 · 1997
- Phillips County (pallasite) United States · 1935
- Thumrayt 001 Oman · 2006
- Cold Bay United States · 1921
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