Moonbi meteorite
Moonbi is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIF, that was found in Australia in 1892. A total of 13.2 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Moonbi
- Classification
- Iron, IIIF
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIF
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1892
- Mass recovered
- 13.2 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 30.9167° S, 151.2833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIF irons.
Meteorites near Moonbi
- Bingera Iron, IIAB · 134 km away
- Dorrigo Iron, ungrouped · 150 km away
- Mount Dyrring Pallasite · 158 km away
- Emmaville Eucrite-mmict · 164 km away
- Dunbogan L6 · 169 km away
- Boogaldi Iron, IVA · 208 km away
Other IIIF meteorites
- Clark County United States · 1937
- Cerro del Inca Chile · 1997
- Binya Australia · 1981
- St. Genevieve County United States · 1888
- Oakley (iron) United States · 1926
- Nelson County United States · 1856