Cosby's Creek meteorite
Cosby's Creek is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1837. A total of 960 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cosby's Creek
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1837
- Mass recovered
- 960 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7833° N, 83.2500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Cosby's Creek
- Morristown Mesosiderite-A3 · 48 km away
- Duel Hill (1854) Iron, IVA · 50 km away
- Duel Hill (1873) Iron, IAB-MG · 50 km away
- Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) Iron, ungrouped · 66 km away
- Babb's Mill (Troost's Iron) Iron, ungrouped · 66 km away
- Asheville Iron, IIIAB · 68 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Smithville United States · 1840
- Deelfontein South Africa · 1932
- Oscuro Mountains United States · 1895
- Ballinger United States · 1927
- Magura Slovakia · 1840
- Vaalbult South Africa · 1921