Monument Draw meteorite
Monument Draw is an achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Acapulcoite, that was found in the United States in 1985. A total of 525 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Monument Draw
- Classification
- Acapulcoite
- Type
- Achondrite
- Group
- Acapulcoite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1985
- Mass recovered
- 525 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.5033° N, 102.7433° W
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Acapulcoites.
Meteorites near Monument Draw
- Florey H6 · 4 km away
- Seminole (b) H4 · 6 km away
- Frankel City L6 · 19 km away
- Shafter Lake H5 · 19 km away
- Seminole (f) H5 · 23 km away
- Seminole H4 · 23 km away
Other Acapulcoite meteorites
- Grove Mountains 021663 Antarctica · 2003
- Great Sand Sea 032 Egypt · 2006
- Graves Nunataks 98028 Antarctica · 1998
- Frontier Mountain 95029 Antarctica · 1995
- El Médano 096 Chile · 2011
- DOM 19301 Antarctica · 2019