Buffalo Gap meteorite
Buffalo Gap is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-ung, that was found in the United States in 2003. A total of 9.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Buffalo Gap
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-ung
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-UNG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2003
- Mass recovered
- 9.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.2461° N, 99.9931° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Buffalo Gap
- Sweetwater H5 · 52 km away
- Ballinger Iron, IAB-MG · 53 km away
- Talpa H6 · 57 km away
- Pony Creek H4 · 65 km away
- Fuzzy Creek Iron, IVA · 71 km away
- Burkett Iron, IAB-MG · 74 km away
Other IAB-UNG meteorites
- Mundrabilla Australia · 1911
- Mesa Verde Park United States · 1922
- Mertzon United States · 1943
- Livingston (Tennessee) United States · 1937
- Lime Creek United States · 1834
- Kendall County United States · 1887