Kavarpura meteorite
Kavarpura is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIE-an, that was seen to fall in India in 2006. A total of 6.8 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Kavarpura
- Classification
- Iron, IIE-an
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIE
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2006
- Mass recovered
- 6.8 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 25.1433° N, 75.8133° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIE irons.
Meteorites near Kavarpura
- Lua L5 · 70 km away
- Samelia Iron, IIIAB · 111 km away
- Tonk CI1 · 120 km away
- Devri-Khera L6 · 125 km away
- Pulsora H5 · 208 km away
- Piplia Kalan Eucrite-mmict · 212 km away
Other IIE meteorites
- Kodaikanal India · 1898
- Miles Australia · 1992
- Northwest Africa 5608 · 2007
- Roberts Massif 04186 · 2004
- Taylor Glacier 05181 · 2005
- Tobychan · 1971