Kouga Mountains meteorite
Kouga Mountains is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in South Africa in 1903. A total of 1.17 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Kouga Mountains
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1903
- Mass recovered
- 1.17 t
- Country
- South Africa
- Coordinates
- 33.6167° S, 24.0000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Kouga Mountains
- Wittekrantz L5 · 155 km away
- Cape of Good Hope Iron, IVB · 186 km away
- Victoria West Iron, IAB-sHL · 214 km away
- Bowden H5 · 233 km away
- Karee Kloof Iron, IAB-sLL · 281 km away
- Molteno Howardite · 350 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Lismore Australia · 1959
- Northwest Africa 4707 · 2006