Pennyweight meteorite
Pennyweight is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in Australia in 1982. A total of 13 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Pennyweight
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1982
- Mass recovered
- 13 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 29.1167° S, 122.0833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Pennyweight
- Mount Margaret L5 · 33 km away
- Prospector Pool Iron, ungrouped · 40 km away
- Edjudina H4 · 53 km away
- Leonora L4 · 73 km away
- Yarri Iron, IIIAB · 92 km away
- Jeedamya H6 · 103 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Babb's Mill (Blake's Iron) United States · 1876
- Onello Russia · 1997
- Lewis Cliff 86211 Antarctica · 1986
- De Hoek South Africa · 1960
- Santiago Papasquiero Mexico · 1958
- Mont Dieu France · 1994