Hammond meteorite
Hammond is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1884. A total of 24 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Hammond
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1884
- Mass recovered
- 24 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.9167° N, 92.4333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Hammond
- Turtle Lake L5 · 56 km away
- Anoka Iron, IAB-sLM · 85 km away
- Arlington Iron, IIE-an · 136 km away
- Colby (Wisconsin) L6 · 169 km away
- Vernon County H6 · 187 km away
- Forest City H5 · 210 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Washington County United States · 1927
- Norin-Shibir Russia · 1900
- Gun Creek United States · 1909
- Babb's Mill (Troost's Iron) United States · 1842
- Petropavlovsk Russia · 1841
- Lewis Cliff 87109 Antarctica · 1987