Sarepta meteorite
Sarepta is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was found in Russia in 1854. A total of 14 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Sarepta
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1854
- Mass recovered
- 14 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 48.4833° N, 44.8167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Sarepta
- Repeev Khutor Iron, IIF · 64 km away
- Tsarev L5 · 69 km away
- Petropavlovka H4 · 86 km away
- Verkhne Tschirskaia H5 · 119 km away
- Zavetnoe L6 · 165 km away
- Lipovsky Pallasite, PMG · 181 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Northwest Africa 6164 · 2007
- Allan Hills A77263 Antarctica · 1977
- Kaalijarv Latvia · 1937
- Silver Crown United States · 1887
- Cosby's Creek United States · 1837
- Ocotillo United States · 1990