Chebankol meteorite
Chebankol is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHL, that was found in Russia in 1938. A total of 127.76 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chebankol
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 127.76 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 53.6667° N, 88.0000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Chebankol
- Petropavlovsk Iron, ungrouped · 64 km away
- Toubil River Iron, IIIAB · 256 km away
Other IAB-SHL meteorites
- Northwest Africa 2679 · 2004
- Muzaffarpur India · 1964
- Hassi-Jekna Algeria · 1890
- Sombrerete Mexico · 1958
- Northwest Africa 4711 · 2007
- Northwest Africa 3204 · 2004