Piñon meteorite
Piñon is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1928. A total of 17.85 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Piñon
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1928
- Mass recovered
- 17.85 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 32.6667° N, 105.1000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Piñon
- Sacramento Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 49 km away
- Picacho Iron, IIIAB · 60 km away
- Lakewood L6 · 70 km away
- La Luz H4 · 80 km away
- Tinnie Iron, IVB · 81 km away
- Alamogordo H5 · 82 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Inland Forts 83500 Antarctica · 1983
- Barbianello Italy · 1960
- Prospector Pool Australia · 2003
- Lewis Cliff 88631 Antarctica · 1988
- Dorrigo Australia · 1948
- Tishomingo United States · 1965