Santa Clara meteorite
Santa Clara is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IVB, that was found in Mexico in 1976. A total of 63 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Santa Clara
- Classification
- Iron, IVB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IVB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1976
- Mass recovered
- 63 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 24.4667° N, 103.3500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IVB irons.
Meteorites near Santa Clara
- Avilez H · 61 km away
- Sombrerete Iron, IAB-sHL · 98 km away
- Rancho de la Pila (1882) Iron, IIIAB · 104 km away
- Rancho Blanco Eucrite-mmict · 120 km away
- La Banderia LL5 · 121 km away
- Cerro los Calvos H4-an · 124 km away
Other IVB meteorites
- Hoba Namibia · 1920
- Kokomo United States · 1862
- Tawallah Valley Australia · 1939
- Tinnie United States · 1978
- Warburton Range Australia · 1963
- Cape of Good Hope South Africa · 1793