Dimitrovgrad meteorite
Dimitrovgrad is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Bulgaria in 1949. A total of 100 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Dimitrovgrad
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1949
- Mass recovered
- 100 kg
- Country
- Bulgaria
- Coordinates
- 43.0464° N, 22.8639° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Dimitrovgrad
- Virba L6 · 57 km away
- Soko-Banja LL4 · 106 km away
- Gumoschnik H5 · 150 km away
- Sopot OC · 161 km away
- Jelica LL6 · 214 km away
- Cacak OC · 222 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Frankfort (iron) United States · 1866
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894
- Ider United States · 1957
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