Keen Mountain meteorite
Keen Mountain is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in the United States in 1950. A total of 6.69 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Keen Mountain
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1950
- Mass recovered
- 6.69 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.2167° N, 82.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Keen Mountain
- Burnwell H4-an · 50 km away
- Dungannon Iron, IAB-MG · 57 km away
- Bristol Iron, IVA · 74 km away
- Jenny's Creek Iron, IAB-MG · 83 km away
- Jonesboro Iron, IVA · 110 km away
- Cranberry Plains Iron, IVA · 112 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Derrick Peak A78016 Antarctica · 1978
- Indian Valley United States · 1887
- Miller Range 07666 · 2007
- Okano Japan · 1904
- Scottsville United States · 1867
- Walker County United States · 1832