Gressk meteorite
Gressk is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in Belarus in 1955. A total of 303 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Gressk
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1955
- Mass recovered
- 303 kg
- Country
- Belarus
- Coordinates
- 53.2333° N, 27.3333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Gressk
- Zmenj Howardite · 159 km away
- Zabrodje L6 · 220 km away
- Owrucz OC · 235 km away
- Zemaitkiemis L6 · 275 km away
- Padvarninkai Eucrite-mmict · 310 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Lick Creek United States · 1879
- Nenntmannsdorf Germany · 1872
- Raghunathpura India · 1986
- Smithsonian Iron · 1881
- Alkhamasin Saudi Arabia · 1973
- Cedartown United States · 1898