Jenny's Creek meteorite
Jenny's Creek is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1883. A total of 12 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Jenny's Creek
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1883
- Mass recovered
- 12 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9000° N, 82.3833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Jenny's Creek
- Burnwell H4-an · 33 km away
- Keen Mountain Iron, IIAB · 83 km away
- Powellsville H5 · 92 km away
- Dungannon Iron, IAB-MG · 117 km away
- Bath Furnace L6 · 126 km away
- Bristol Iron, IVA · 149 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Smithville United States · 1840
- Cranbourne Australia · 1854
- Oscuro Mountains United States · 1895
- Ballinger United States · 1927
- Magura Slovakia · 1840
- Vaalbult South Africa · 1921