Salina meteorite
Salina is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in the United States in 1908. A total of 235 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Salina
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1908
- Mass recovered
- 235 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.9833° N, 111.8500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Salina
- Sunstone Knoll L6 · 77 km away
- Cricket Mountains H6 · 84 km away
- Drum Mountains Iron, IIIAB · 107 km away
- Greener Reservoir H4 · 110 km away
- Beaver-Harrison L6 · 125 km away
- Wah Wah Valley L6 · 130 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Patti Italy · 1922
- Lewis Cliff 88677 Antarctica · 1988
- Guadaloupe County United States · 1950
- Coldwater (iron) United States · 1923
- Xiquipilco no. 2 · 1949