Samelia meteorite
Samelia is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was seen to fall in India in 1921. A total of 2.46 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
- Samelia
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1921
- Mass recovered
- 2.46 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 25.6667° N, 74.8667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Samelia
- Lua L5 · 85 km away
- Piplia Kalan Eucrite-mmict · 101 km away
- Kavarpura Iron, IIE-an · 111 km away
- Desuri H6 · 125 km away
- Bhawad LL6 · 198 km away
- Tonk CI1 · 231 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Rateldraai South Africa · 1909
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850