Meridiani Planum meteorite
Meridiani Planum is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB complex, that was found in 2005.
Key facts
- Name
- Meridiani Planum
- Classification
- Iron, IAB complex
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2005
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Not recorded
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Other IAB meteorites
- Pedernales United States · 1980
- Osseo Canada · 1931
- Northwest Africa 4701 · 2007
- Nieder Finow Germany · 1950
- Monturaqui Chile · 1965
- Mayerthorpe Canada · 1964
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