Perryville meteorite
Perryville is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIC, that was found in the United States in 1906. A total of 17.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Perryville
- Classification
- Iron, IIC
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1906
- Mass recovered
- 17.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.7333° N, 89.8500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIC irons.
Meteorites near Perryville
- St. Genevieve County Iron, IIIF · 48 km away
- Tilden L6 · 54 km away
- Cape Girardeau H6 · 57 km away
- St. Francois County Iron, IC · 57 km away
- St. Louis H4 · 113 km away
- Smithland Iron, IVA · 144 km away
Other IIC meteorites
- Darinskoe Kazakhstan · 1984
- Salt River United States · 1850
- Wiley United States · 1938
- Cratheús (1950) · 1909
- Kumerina Australia · 1937
- Unter-Mässing Germany · 1920