Kinsella meteorite
Kinsella is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Canada in 1946. A total of 3.72 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Kinsella
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1946
- Mass recovered
- 3.72 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 53.2000° N, 111.4333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Kinsella
- Innisfree L5 · 25 km away
- Iron Creek Iron, IIIAB · 44 km away
- Buzzard Coulee H4 · 108 km away
- Ferintosh OC · 113 km away
- Vilna L5 · 115 km away
- Bruderheim L6 · 123 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Marshall County United States · 1860
- Picacho United States · 1952
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965