Cumberland Falls meteorite
Cumberland Falls is an aubrite achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Aubrite, that was seen to fall in the United States in 1919. A total of 17 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Cumberland Falls
- Classification
- Aubrite
- Type
- Achondrite · Aubrite
- Group
- Aubrite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1919
- Mass recovered
- 17 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 36.8333° N, 84.3500° W
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Aubrites.
Meteorites near Cumberland Falls
- Monticello Howardite · 51 km away
- Waldron Ridge Iron, IAB complex · 51 km away
- Walltown L6 · 64 km away
- Tazewell Iron, IAB-sLH · 70 km away
- Casey County Iron, IAB-MG · 74 km away
- Clinton Iron · 84 km away
Other Aubrite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 2828 · 2005
- Northwest Africa 4301 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 4537 · 2005
- Northwest Africa 4642 · 2007
- Northwest Africa 4799 · 2007
- Northwest Africa 4832 · 2006
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