Karasburg meteorite
Karasburg is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB?, that was found in Namibia in 1964. A total of 12 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Karasburg
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB?
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1964
- Mass recovered
- 12 kg
- Country
- Namibia
- Coordinates
- 27.6667° S, 18.9667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Karasburg
- Witsand Farm LL4 · 111 km away
- Itzawisis Pallasite, PES · 174 km away
- Gibeon Iron, IVA · 259 km away
- Asab H5 · 269 km away
- Bushman Land Iron, IVA · 278 km away
- Korra Korrabes H3 · 288 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916