Charlotte meteorite
Charlotte is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVA, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1835. A total of 4.3 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
- Charlotte
- Classification
- Iron, IVA
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVA
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1835
- Mass recovered
- 4.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1667° N, 87.3333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVA irons.
Meteorites near Charlotte
- Coopertown Iron, IIIE · 42 km away
- Drake Creek L6 · 79 km away
- Murray CM2 · 84 km away
- Mount Vernon Pallasite, PMG · 85 km away
- Murfreesboro Iron, ungrouped · 90 km away
- Franklin H5 · 92 km away
Other IVA meteorites
- São João Nepomuceno Brazil · 1960
- Saotome Japan · 1892
- Seneca Township United States · 1923
- Serrania de Varas Chile · 1875
- Shirahagi Japan · 1890
- Signal Mountain Mexico · 1919