Soper meteorite
Soper is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1938. A total of 3.7 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Soper
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 3.7 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.0333° N, 95.5833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Soper
- Atoka L6 · 61 km away
- Deport Iron, IAB-sLL · 63 km away
- Deport (a) H4 · 63 km away
- Bells C2-ung · 95 km away
- Tishomingo Iron, ungrouped · 104 km away
- Howe H5 · 111 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Inland Forts 83500 Antarctica · 1983
- Barbianello Italy · 1960
- Prambanan Indonesia · 1797
- Lewis Cliff 88631 Antarctica · 1988
- Dorrigo Australia · 1948
- Tishomingo United States · 1965