New Mexico meteorite
New Mexico is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in the United States in 1935. A total of 130 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- New Mexico
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1935
- Mass recovered
- 130 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5000° N, 107.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near New Mexico
- Puente-Ladron L · 18 km away
- Los Lunas H4 · 40 km away
- Correo H4 · 52 km away
- Suwanee Spring L5 · 52 km away
- Luis Lopez Iron, IIIAB · 56 km away
- Acomita Pallasite, PMG · 80 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Dadin Argentina · 1949
- Yamato 82003 Antarctica · 1982
- Saginaw United States · 1979
- Minnesota (iron) · 1950
- Komagome Japan · 1926
- Duan China