Lismore meteorite
Lismore is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB?, that was found in Australia in 1959. A total of 10 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lismore
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB?
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1959
- Mass recovered
- 10 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 35.9500° S, 143.3333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Lismore
- Wedderburn Iron, IAB-sLH · 60 km away
- Turriff L5 · 84 km away
- Koraleigh L6 · 95 km away
- Bealiba L6 · 96 km away
- Moama Eucrite-cm · 107 km away
- Dimboola H5 · 132 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Red River United States · 1808
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00864 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850