North Portugal meteorite
North Portugal is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Portugal in 1931.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- North Portugal
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1931
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- Portugal
- Coordinates
- 41.0000° N, 8.0000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near North Portugal
- São Julião de Moreira Iron, IIAB · 98 km away
- Chaves Howardite · 113 km away
- Picote Stone-uncl · 153 km away
- Reliegos L5 · 275 km away
- Oviedo H5 · 320 km away
- Cangas de Onis H5 · 354 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Lancaster County United States · 1903
- Ellisras South Africa · 1970
- Arabella · 1955
- Suwa Japan · 1915
- Opava Czechia · 1925
- LaPaz Icefield 03605 Antarctica · 2003