Sombrerete meteorite
Sombrerete is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sHL, that was found in Mexico in 1958. A total of 10 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Sombrerete
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sHL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SHL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1958
- Mass recovered
- 10 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 23.6333° N, 103.6667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Sombrerete
- San Francisco del Mezquital Iron, IIAB · 73 km away
- Rancho de la Pila (1882) Iron, IIIAB · 84 km away
- Santa Clara Iron, IVB · 98 km away
- Colonia Obrera Iron, IIIE · 110 km away
- Zacatecas (1792) Iron, ungrouped · 144 km away
- Cacaria Iron, IIIAB · 150 km away
Other IAB-SHL meteorites
- Magnesia Turkey · 1899
- Chebankol Russia · 1938
- Quarat al Hanish Egypt · 1979
- Northwest Africa 4710 · 2006
- Northwest Africa 3200 · 2004
- Northwest Africa 2151 · 2004