Murfreesboro meteorite
Murfreesboro is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1847. A total of 8.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Murfreesboro
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1847
- Mass recovered
- 8.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.8333° N, 86.4167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Murfreesboro
- Smithville Iron, IAB-MG · 54 km away
- Carthage Iron, IIIAB · 62 km away
- Petersburg Eucrite-pmict · 62 km away
- Drake Creek L6 · 63 km away
- Coopertown Iron, IIIE · 85 km away
- Cookeville Iron, IAB-ung · 89 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Griffith United States · 1985
- Allan Hills A80104 Antarctica · 1980
- Northwest Africa 859 · 2001
- Lazarev Antarctica · 1961
- Cowra Australia · 1888
- Roberts Massif 04299 · 2004