Miles meteorite
Miles is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIE, that was found in Australia in 1992. A total of 265 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Miles
- Classification
- Iron, IIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1992
- Mass recovered
- 265 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 27.8333° S, 150.3333° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIE irons.
Meteorites near Miles
- Mungindi Iron, IAB-sLM · 182 km away
- Hamilton (Queensland) L6 · 217 km away
- Emmaville Eucrite-mmict · 221 km away
- Bingera Iron, IIAB · 229 km away
- Wynella H4 · 248 km away
- Rowena H6 · 274 km away
Other IIE meteorites
- Leshan China · 1964
- Northwest Africa 5608 · 2007
- Roberts Massif 04186 · 2004
- Taylor Glacier 05181 · 2005
- Tobychan · 1971
- Watson 001 Australia · 1972