Cotopaxi meteorite
Cotopaxi is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-ung, that was found in the United States in 2000. A total of 243 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cotopaxi
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-ung
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-UNG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2000
- Mass recovered
- 243 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.4648° N, 105.7015° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Cotopaxi
- Fremont Butte L4 · 18 km away
- Guffey Iron, ungrouped · 37 km away
- Canon City H6 · 40 km away
- Hartsel H4 · 42 km away
- Mount Ouray Iron, IID · 45 km away
- Doyleville H5 · 77 km away
Other IAB-UNG meteorites
- Livingston (Tennessee) United States · 1937
- Lime Creek United States · 1834
- Kendall County United States · 1887
- Harlowton United States · 1975
- Grove Mountains 98003 Antarctica · 1999
- Georgetown (iron) · 1988