Mount Wegener meteorite
Mount Wegener is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Antarctica in 1988. A total of 3.48 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Mount Wegener
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1988
- Mass recovered
- 3.48 kg
- Country
- Antarctica
- Coordinates
- 80.7000° S, 23.5833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959