Chesterville meteorite
Chesterville is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in the United States in 1849. A total of 16.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chesterville
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1849
- Mass recovered
- 16.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.7000° N, 81.2000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Chesterville
- Ruff's Mountain Iron, IIIAB · 48 km away
- Cherokee Springs LL6 · 73 km away
- Hendersonville L5 · 73 km away
- Lexington County Iron, IAB-MG · 78 km away
- Laurens County Iron, ungrouped · 79 km away
- Colfax Iron, IAB-ung · 83 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Coahuila Mexico · 1837
- Derrick Peak 88024 Antarctica · 1988
- Derrick Peak A78012 Antarctica · 1978
- Gressk Belarus · 1955
- Locust Grove United States · 1857
- Northwest Africa 2678 · 2004