Hidden Valley meteorite
Hidden Valley is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Australia in 1991. A total of 7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Hidden Valley
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 7 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 19.1167° S, 145.4167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Juromenha Portugal · 1968
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Lismore Australia · 1959