Red Rock meteorite
Red Rock is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1976. A total of 47.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Red Rock
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1976
- Mass recovered
- 47.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 35.4167° N, 117.9167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Red Rock
- Randsburg L5 · 23 km away
- Chuckwalla Iron, IAB-MG · 24 km away
- Johannesburg H4 · 26 km away
- Ridgecrest H5 · 37 km away
- Cuddeback Dry Lake 023 H5 · 41 km away
- Cuddeback Dry Lake 018 H4 · 42 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965