Chinga meteorite
Chinga is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Russia in 1913. A total of 209.4 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chinga
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1913
- Mass recovered
- 209.4 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 51.0583° N, 94.4000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Chinga
- Cheder Iron, IID · 55 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Northwest Africa 4702 · 2007
- Illinois Gulch United States · 1899
- Ban Rong Du Thailand · 1993
- Piñon United States · 1928
- Lewis Cliff 88055 Antarctica · 1988
- Dermbach Germany · 1924
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