Del Rio meteorite
Del Rio is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIF, that was found in Mexico in 1965. A total of 3.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Del Rio
- Classification
- Iron, IIF
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIF
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1965
- Mass recovered
- 3.6 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 29.3667° N, 100.9667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIF irons.
Meteorites near Del Rio
- Acuña Iron, IIIAB · 6 km away
- El Burro Iron, IIAB · 84 km away
- Camp Wood Iron, IIIAB · 115 km away
- Uvalde H5 · 118 km away
- Sanderson Iron, IIIAB · 143 km away
- Ozona H6 · 155 km away
Other IIF meteorites
- Monahans (1938) United States · 1938
- Dorofeevka Kazakhstan · 1910
- Corowa Australia · 1964
- Repeev Khutor Russia · 1933
- Purmela United States · 1977