Denver City meteorite
Denver City is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1975. A total of 26.1 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Denver City
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1975
- Mass recovered
- 26.1 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.0714° N, 102.8003° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Denver City
- Sligo H3.9 · 8 km away
- Allred L4 · 14 km away
- Tokio (b) OC · 20 km away
- Wardswell Draw L6 · 22 km away
- Tokio (a) H5 · 23 km away
- McKenzie Draw (a) H4 · 23 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) United States · 1876
- Pennyweight Australia · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86498 Antarctica · 1986
- De Hoek South Africa · 1960
- Santiago Papasquiero Mexico · 1958
- Morradal Norway · 1892