Mount Joy meteorite
Mount Joy is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIAB, that was found in the United States in 1887. A total of 384 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount Joy
- Classification
- Iron, IIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1887
- Mass recovered
- 384 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 39.7833° N, 77.2167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIAB irons.
Meteorites near Mount Joy
- Emmitsburg Iron, IIIAB? · 10 km away
- Shrewsbury Iron, IAB-sLL · 47 km away
- Lorton L6 · 120 km away
- New Baltimore Iron, ungrouped · 141 km away
- Black Moshannan Park L5 · 146 km away
- Nanjemoy H6 · 152 km away
Other IIAB meteorites
- Derrick Peak A78010 Antarctica · 1978
- Forsyth County United States · 1891
- Lick Creek United States · 1879
- North Chile Chile · 1875
- Richland United States · 1951
- Squaw Creek United States