Espiritu Santo meteorite
Espiritu Santo is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico. A total of 89 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Espiritu Santo
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- Not recorded
- Mass recovered
- 89 g
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 20.0000° N, 102.1833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Espiritu Santo
- El Tigre L6 · 91 km away
- La Charca OC · 120 km away
- Silao H5 · 133 km away
- Rancho de la Presa H5 · 144 km away
- Atemajac L6 · 155 km away
- San Pedro Jacuaro LL6 · 162 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