Lueders meteorite
Lueders is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in the United States in 1973. A total of 35.4 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Lueders
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1973
- Mass recovered
- 35.4 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.8361° N, 99.6042° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Lueders
- Haskell L5 · 44 km away
- Buffalo Gap Iron, IAB-ung · 75 km away
- Rhineland H5 · 78 km away
- Sweetwater H5 · 82 km away
- Benjamin H4/5 · 85 km away
- Burkett Iron, IAB-MG · 95 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Northwest Africa 6203 Algeria · 2008
- Allan Hills A77263 Antarctica · 1977
- Kaalijarv Latvia · 1937
- Silver Crown United States · 1887
- Cosby's Creek United States · 1837
- Odessa (iron) United States · 1922