Huckitta meteorite
Huckitta is a pallasite stony-iron meteorite, officially classified as Pallasite, PMG-an, that was found in Australia in 1924. A total of 2.3 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Huckitta
- Classification
- Pallasite, PMG-an
- Type
- Stony-iron · Pallasite
- Group
- Pallasite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1924
- Mass recovered
- 2.3 t
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 22.3667° S, 135.7667° E
What is a stony-iron?
A mixture of stone and metal. Pallasites and mesosiderites sit in this group. More about Main-group pallasites.
Meteorites near Huckitta
- Boxhole Iron, IIIAB · 65 km away
- Arltunga Iron, IID-an · 156 km away
- Alikatnima Iron, ungrouped · 200 km away
- Bond Springs H6 · 235 km away
- Mount Sir Charles Iron, IVA · 241 km away
- Henbury Iron, IIIAB · 361 km away
Other Pallasite meteorites
- Northwest Africa 6576 · 2010
- Rawlinna 001 Australia · 1959
- Yamato 8451 Antarctica · 1984
- Cumulus Hills 04061 · 2003
- Cumulus Hills 04075 · 2003
- Hambleton United Kingdom · 2005
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