Chuckwalla meteorite
Chuckwalla is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1992. A total of 1.8 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chuckwalla
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1992
- Mass recovered
- 1.8 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.2500° N, 118.0907° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Chuckwalla
- Red Rock Iron, IIIAB · 24 km away
- Randsburg L5 · 42 km away
- Johannesburg H4 · 44 km away
- Muroc L · 44 km away
- Muroc Dry Lake L6 · 44 km away
- Rosamond Dry Lake L · 46 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Purgatory Peak A77006 Antarctica · 1977
- Bolivia · 1896
- Northwest Africa 1611
- Youndegin Australia · 1884
- Itapuranga Brazil
- Sarepta Russia · 1854