Pedernales meteorite
Pedernales is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB complex, that was found in the United States in 1980. A total of 691 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Pedernales
- Classification
- Iron, IAB complex
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1980
- Mass recovered
- 691 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 30.3333° N, 98.9500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Pedernales
- Kimble County H6 · 44 km away
- Boerne H6 · 61 km away
- Pipe Creek H6 · 72 km away
- Llano River Iron, IIIAB · 78 km away
- Junction L5 · 87 km away
- Wimberley Iron, IIIAB · 90 km away
Other IAB meteorites
- Monturaqui Chile · 1965
- Meridiani Planum · 2005
- Lac Dodon Canada · 1993
- Hagersville Canada · 1999
- Cuba Cuba · 1871
- Blanca Estela Chile · 2002