Cookeville meteorite
Cookeville is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-ung, that was found in the United States in 1913. A total of 2.3 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cookeville
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-ung
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-UNG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1913
- Mass recovered
- 2.3 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.1667° N, 85.5167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Cookeville
- Jackson County Iron, IIIAB · 28 km away
- Smithville Iron, IAB-MG · 36 km away
- Livingston (Tennessee) Iron, IAB-ung · 37 km away
- Carthage Iron, IIIAB · 43 km away
- Crab Orchard Mesosiderite-A1 · 65 km away
- Scottsville Iron, IIAB · 88 km away
Other IAB-UNG meteorites
- Waterville United States · 1917
- Ventura United States · 1953
- Udei Station Nigeria · 1927
- Twin City United States · 1955
- Thompson Brook Australia · 1918
- Thiel Mountains 91725 Antarctica · 1991