Davis Mountains meteorite
Davis Mountains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1903. A total of 689 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Davis Mountains
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 689 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.7500° N, 104.2500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Davis Mountains
- Barrilla H5 · 75 km away
- Fort Stockton Iron · 114 km away
- Ahumada Pallasite, PMG · 120 km away
- Peña Blanca Spring Aubrite · 129 km away
- Monahans (1938) Iron, IIF · 154 km away
- Monahans (1998) H5 · 163 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Durango · 1804
- Lismore Australia · 1959
- Northwest Africa 4707 · 2006