Rowton meteorite
Rowton is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was seen to fall in the United Kingdom in 1876. A total of 3.5 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Rowton
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1876
- Mass recovered
- 3.5 kg
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 52.7667° N, 2.5167° W
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What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Rowton
- Barwell L5 · 82 km away
- Appley Bridge LL6 · 92 km away
- Winchcombe Carbonaceous Chondrite · 98 km away
- Beddgelert H5 · 110 km away
- Aldsworth LL5 · 120 km away
- Pontlyfni Winonaite · 125 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Nazareth (iron) United States · 1968
- Tagounite Morocco · 1989
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994