Edmonton (Canada) meteorite
Edmonton (Canada) is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in Canada in 1939. A total of 7.34 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Edmonton (Canada)
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1939
- Mass recovered
- 7.34 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 53.6667° N, 113.4167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Edmonton (Canada)
- Redwater H4 · 41 km away
- Bruderheim L6 · 44 km away
- Abee EH4 · 67 km away
- Ferintosh OC · 101 km away
- Mayerthorpe Iron, IAB complex · 107 km away
- Iron Creek Iron, IIIAB · 120 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Forsyth County United States · 1891
- Lick Creek United States · 1879
- Nenntmannsdorf Germany · 1872
- Raghunathpura India · 1986
- Smithsonian Iron · 1881
- Alkhamasin Saudi Arabia · 1973