Pine River meteorite
Pine River is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sLL, that was found in the United States in 1931. A total of 3.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Pine River
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sLL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SLL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1931
- Mass recovered
- 3.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 44.2167° N, 89.1000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Pine River
- Mount Morris (Wisconsin) Iron, IAB-an · 27 km away
- Oshkosh H · 46 km away
- Angelica Iron, IIIAB · 68 km away
- Kilbourn H5 · 81 km away
- Colby (Wisconsin) L6 · 121 km away
- Trenton Iron, IIIAB · 122 km away
Other IAB-SLL meteorites
- Mazapil Mexico · 1885
- Reckling Peak A80226 Antarctica · 1980
- Balfour Downs Australia · 1962
- Karee Kloof South Africa · 1914
- Northwest Africa 4700 · 2007
- Wooster United States · 1858