Lazarev meteorite
Lazarev is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Antarctica in 1961. A total of 10 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lazarev
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1961
- Mass recovered
- 10 kg
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 71.9500° S, 11.5000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Washington County United States · 1927
- Norin-Shibir Russia · 1900
- Gun Creek United States · 1909
- Babb's Mill (Troost's Iron) United States · 1842
- Petropavlovsk Russia · 1841
- Lewis Cliff 87109 Antarctica · 1987