Hope meteorite
Hope is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1955. A total of 6.8 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Hope
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1955
- Mass recovered
- 6.8 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 33.6833° N, 93.6000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Hope
- Hatfield Iron, IAB complex · 118 km away
- Harleton L6 · 141 km away
- Western Arkansas Iron, IVA · 151 km away
- Deport Iron, IAB-sLL · 159 km away
- Deport (a) H4 · 159 km away
- Delaware L4 · 178 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Magura Slovakia · 1840
- Vaalbult South Africa · 1921
- Fairfield United States · 1974
- Pooposo Bolivia · 1910
- Bohumilitz Czechia · 1829
- New Leipzig United States · 1936