Salt River meteorite
Salt River is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIC, that was found in the United States in 1850. A total of 3.6 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Salt River
- Classification
- Iron, IIC
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1850
- Mass recovered
- 3.6 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.9500° N, 85.7833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIC irons.
Meteorites near Salt River
- Nelson County Iron, IIIF · 33 km away
- Louisville L6 · 33 km away
- Harrison County L6 · 47 km away
- La Grange Iron, IVA · 62 km away
- Campbellsville Iron, IIIAB · 75 km away
- Providence Iron, IIIAB · 84 km away
Other IIC meteorites
- Darinskoe Kazakhstan · 1984
- Perryville United States · 1906
- Wiley United States · 1938
- Cratheús (1950) · 1909
- Kumerina Australia · 1937
- Unter-Mässing Germany · 1920