Cranberry Plains meteorite
Cranberry Plains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVA, that was found in the United States in 1852. A total of 90 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cranberry Plains
- Classification
- Iron, IVA
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVA
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1852
- Mass recovered
- 90 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2333° N, 80.7333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVA irons.
Meteorites near Cranberry Plains
- Indian Valley Iron, IIAB · 39 km away
- Greenbrier County Iron, IIIAB · 76 km away
- Botetourt County Iron · 92 km away
- Smith's Mountain Iron, IIIAB · 112 km away
- Keen Mountain Iron, IIAB · 112 km away
- Hopper Iron, IIIAB · 114 km away
Other IVA meteorites
- Para de Minas Brazil · 1934
- Putnam County United States · 1839
- Rembang Indonesia · 1919
- Rica Aventura Chile · 1910
- San Francisco Mountains United States · 1920
- São João Nepomuceno Brazil · 1960