Chupaderos meteorite
Chupaderos is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1852. A total of 24.3 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Chupaderos
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1852
- Mass recovered
- 24.3 t
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 27.0000° N, 105.1000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Chupaderos
- Salaices H4 · 15 km away
- El Carmen H6 · 20 km away
- Allende CV3 · 22 km away
- Sierra Blanca Iron, IAB? · 26 km away
- El Pozo L5 · 31 km away
- Villa Coronado H5 · 32 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894