Misteca meteorite
Misteca is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Mexico in 1804. A total of 10 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Misteca
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1804
- Mass recovered
- 10 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 16.8000° N, 97.1000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Misteca
- Yanhuitlan Iron, IVA · 86 km away
- Apoala Iron, IIIAB · 101 km away
- Zapotitlán Salinas L4 · 176 km away
- Tlacotepec Iron, IVB · 211 km away
- Acapulco Acapulcoite · 298 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Washington County United States · 1927
- Norin-Shibir Russia · 1900
- Gun Creek United States · 1909
- Babb's Mill (Troost's Iron) United States · 1842
- Petropavlovsk Russia · 1841
- Lewis Cliff 86498 Antarctica · 1986