Mazapil meteorite
Mazapil is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sLL, that was seen to fall in Mexico in 1885. A total of 4 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Mazapil
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sLL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SLL
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1885
- Mass recovered
- 4 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 24.6833° N, 101.6833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Mazapil
- La Escondida H5 · 55 km away
- Cerro los Calvos H4-an · 60 km away
- La Banderia LL5 · 61 km away
- Nuevo Mercurio H5 · 62 km away
- Gruñidora H4 · 66 km away
- Nuevo Mercurio (c) H5-6 · 66 km away
Other IAB-SLL meteorites
- Bahjoi India · 1934
- Grosvenor Mountains 95511 Antarctica · 1995
- Northwest Africa 4700 · 2007
- Toluca Mexico · 1776
- Deport United States · 1926
- Nagy-Vázsony Hungary · 1890