Grosvenor Mountains 85201 meteorite
Grosvenor Mountains 85201 is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Antarctica in 1985. A total of 1.4 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Grosvenor Mountains 85201
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1985
- Mass recovered
- 1.4 kg
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 85.6667° S, 175.0000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Grosvenor Mountains 85201
- Grosvenor Mountains 85200 H5 · 0 km away
- Grosvenor Mountains 85202 CM2 · 0 km away
- Grosvenor Mountains 85203 H5 · 0 km away
- Grosvenor Mountains 85204 L6 · 0 km away
- Grosvenor Mountains 85205 L6 · 0 km away
- Grosvenor Mountains 85206 H5 · 0 km away
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- Thunda Australia · 1881
- Billings United States · 1903
- Guilford County United States · 1822
- Meteorite Hills 00404 Antarctica · 2000
- Quartz Mountain United States · 1935