Cranbourne meteorite
Cranbourne is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in Australia in 1854. A total of 8.6 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cranbourne
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1854
- Mass recovered
- 8.6 t
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 38.1000° S, 145.3000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Cranbourne
- Willow Grove Iron, ungrouped · 77 km away
- Oberon Bay LL6 · 141 km away
- Ballarat Iron, IAB complex · 142 km away
- Murchison CM2 · 165 km away
- Maryborough Unclassified · 177 km away
- Bealiba L6 · 212 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Purgatory Peak A77006 Antarctica · 1977
- Bolivia · 1896
- Northwest Africa 1611
- Youndegin Australia · 1884
- Itapuranga Brazil
- Sarepta Russia · 1854
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