Drum Mountains meteorite
Drum Mountains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1944. A total of 529 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Drum Mountains
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1944
- Mass recovered
- 529 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.5000° N, 112.9000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Drum Mountains
- Greener Reservoir H4 · 4 km away
- Sunstone Knoll L6 · 41 km away
- Cricket Mountains H6 · 67 km away
- Tule Valley L6 · 69 km away
- Tule Valley Hardpan 001 L5 · 74 km away
- Tule Valley Hardpan 002 H5 · 74 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894
- Ider United States · 1957
- Meteorite Hills 00416 Antarctica · 2000
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