Murchison Downs meteorite
Murchison Downs is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Australia in 1925. A total of 33 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Murchison Downs
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1925
- Mass recovered
- 33 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 26.6667° S, 119.0000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Murchison Downs
- Tieraco Creek Iron, IIIAB · 76 km away
- Doolgunna L · 87 km away
- Mount Leake L5 · 88 km away
- Juderina Spring L6 · 89 km away
- Cockarrow Creek L6 · 116 km away
- Wiluna H5 · 132 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Cruz del Aire Mexico · 1911
- Sahara 03505 · 2003
- Misteca Mexico · 1804
- Emsland Germany · 1940
- Yamato 791076 Antarctica · 1979
- Northwest Africa 6163 · 2008