Puente del Zacate meteorite
Puente del Zacate is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1904. A total of 30.79 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Puente del Zacate
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1904
- Mass recovered
- 30.79 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 27.8667° N, 101.5000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Puente del Zacate
- Coahuila Iron, IIAB · 152 km away
- El Burro Iron, IIAB · 166 km away
- Acuña Iron, IIIAB · 169 km away
- Del Rio Iron, IIF · 175 km away
- Nuevo Laredo Eucrite-mmict · 201 km away
- La Esmeralda L6 · 210 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 3208 · 2006
- Thunda Australia · 1881