Niagara meteorite
Niagara is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sLL, that was found in the United States in 1879. A total of 115 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Niagara
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sLL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SLL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1879
- Mass recovered
- 115 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 48.0000° N, 97.9333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Niagara
- Fisher L6 · 83 km away
- Euclid H5 · 92 km away
- Glasston L5 · 92 km away
- Bowesmont L6 · 95 km away
- Drayton H4/5 · 96 km away
- Bowesmont (b) L5 · 97 km away
Other IAB-SLL meteorites
- Bahjoi India · 1934
- Grosvenor Mountains 95511 Antarctica · 1995
- Northwest Africa 4700 · 2007
- Toluca Mexico · 1776
- Deport United States · 1926
- Moctezuma Mexico · 1889