Chihuahua City meteorite
Chihuahua City is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IC, that was found in Mexico in 1929. A total of 54 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chihuahua City
- Classification
- Iron, IC
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1929
- Mass recovered
- 54 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 28.6667° N, 106.1167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IC irons.
Meteorites near Chihuahua City
- Tarahumara Iron, IIE · 23 km away
- Aldama (a) Iron, IIIAB · 31 km away
- Tres Castillos Iron, ungrouped · 94 km away
- Juanita de Angeles H5 · 105 km away
- Carichic H5 · 122 km away
- Buenaventura Iron, IIIAB · 188 km away
Other IC meteorites
- Nocoleche Australia · 1895
- Murnpeowie Australia · 1909
- Mount Dooling Australia · 1909
- Etosha Namibia · 1970
- Bendegó Brazil · 1784
- Arispe Mexico · 1896