Santa Apolonia meteorite
Santa Apolonia is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Mexico in 1872. A total of 1.32 tonnes was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Santa Apolonia
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1872
- Mass recovered
- 1.32 t
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 19.2167° N, 98.3000° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Santa Apolonia
- Tlacotepec Iron, IVB · 101 km away
- Los Reyes Iron, IIIAB · 107 km away
- Zapotitlán Salinas L4 · 129 km away
- Toluca Iron, IAB-sLL · 138 km away
- Yanhuitlan Iron, IVA · 212 km away
- Apoala Iron, IIIAB · 217 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894
- Hot Springs United States · 1995
- Meteorite Hills 00415 Antarctica · 2000