Ilinskaya Stanitza meteorite
Ilinskaya Stanitza is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Russia in 1915. A total of 5.62 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Ilinskaya Stanitza
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1915
- Mass recovered
- 5.62 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 51.2333° N, 57.3833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Ilinskaya Stanitza
- Karagai L6 · 39 km away
- Brient Eucrite-pmict · 167 km away
- Isheyevo CH/CBb · 274 km away
- Sterlitamak Iron, IIIAB · 287 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894
- Hot Springs United States · 1995
- Meteorite Hills 00416 Antarctica · 2000
- Russel Gulch United States · 1863
- York (iron) United States · 1878