Cumpas meteorite
Cumpas is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1903. A total of 28.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Cumpas
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 28.6 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 30.0000° N, 109.6667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Cumpas
- Moctezuma Iron, IAB-sLL · 22 km away
- Arispe Iron, IC · 48 km away
- Huizopa Iron, IVA · 162 km away
- Carbo Iron, IID · 181 km away
- Casas Grandes Iron, IIIAB · 185 km away
- Buenaventura Iron, IIIAB · 205 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- New York · 1965
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952