Cabin Creek meteorite
Cabin Creek is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1886. A total of 48.5 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Cabin Creek
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1886
- Mass recovered
- 48.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.5000° N, 93.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Cabin Creek
- Delaware L4 · 24 km away
- Western Arkansas Iron, IVA · 72 km away
- Fayetteville H4 · 86 km away
- Mincy Mesosiderite-B4 · 122 km away
- Zaffra Iron, IAB-MG · 126 km away
- Miller (Arkansas) H5 · 132 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Chupaderos Mexico · 1852
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Durango · 1804
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