Penouille meteorite
Penouille is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB complex, that was found in Canada in 1984. A total of 73 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Penouille
- Classification
- Iron, IAB complex
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1984
- Mass recovered
- 73 g
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 48.8500° N, 64.4333° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Penouille
- Charlottetown Ordinary Chondrite · 303 km away
Other IAB meteorites
- Waldron Ridge United States · 1887
- Thoreau United States · 1954
- Sargiin Gobi Mongolia · 1964
- Paracutu · 1980
- Northwest Africa 6369 · 2009
- Northwest Africa 3322 · 2007