Rancho de la Pila (1882) meteorite
Rancho de la Pila (1882) is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1882. A total of 46.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Rancho de la Pila (1882)
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1882
- Mass recovered
- 46.5 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 24.1167° N, 104.3000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Rancho de la Pila (1882)
- Colonia Obrera Iron, IIIE · 39 km away
- Cacaria Iron, IIIAB · 66 km away
- San Francisco del Mezquital Iron, IIAB · 71 km away
- Otinapa Pallasite, PMG · 75 km away
- Sombrerete Iron, IAB-sHL · 84 km away
- Santa Clara Iron, IVB · 104 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00415 Antarctica · 2000
- Russel Gulch United States · 1863
- York (iron) United States · 1878
- Dalton United States · 1879
- Kifkakhsyagan Russia · 1972
- Moorumbunna Australia · 1943