Cape of Good Hope meteorite
Cape of Good Hope is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVB, that was found in South Africa in 1793. A total of 136 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cape of Good Hope
- Classification
- Iron, IVB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1793
- Mass recovered
- 136 kg
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.5000° S, 26.0000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVB irons.
Meteorites near Cape of Good Hope
- Bowden H5 · 67 km away
- Kouga Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 186 km away
- St. Mark's EH5 · 212 km away
- Karee Kloof Iron, IAB-sLL · 212 km away
- Molteno Howardite · 254 km away
- Idutywa H5 · 268 km away
Other IVB meteorites
- Tawallah Valley Australia · 1939
- Tinnie United States · 1978
- Warburton Range Australia · 1963
- Catalina 003 Chile · 1999
- Hoba Namibia · 1920
- Kokomo United States · 1862