Nyaung meteorite
Nyaung is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was seen to fall in Myanmar in 1939. A total of 738 g was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Nyaung
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1939
- Mass recovered
- 738 g
- Country
- Myanmar
- Coordinates
- 21.2083° N, 94.9167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Nazareth (iron) United States · 1968
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Picacho United States · 1952