Joe Wright Mountain meteorite
Joe Wright Mountain is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1884. A total of 42.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Joe Wright Mountain
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1884
- Mass recovered
- 42.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.7667° N, 91.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Joe Wright Mountain
- Sandtown Iron, IIIAB · 22 km away
- Newport Pallasite, PMG · 28 km away
- Miller (Arkansas) H5 · 64 km away
- Calico Rock Iron, IIAB · 68 km away
- Norfork Iron, IIIAB · 85 km away
- Lanton Iron, IIIAB · 89 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Lismore Australia · 1959
- Northwest Africa 4707 · 2006
- Thunda Australia · 1881
- Billings United States · 1903