Surprise Springs meteorite
Surprise Springs is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-sLL, that was found in the United States in 1899. A total of 1.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Surprise Springs
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-sLL
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-SLL
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1899
- Mass recovered
- 1.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.1667° N, 115.9167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Surprise Springs
- Twentynine Palms L · 14 km away
- Dale Dry Lake L3.7 · 15 km away
- Pinto Mountains L6 · 22 km away
- San Bernardino Wash L5 · 25 km away
- Zulu Queen L3.7 · 30 km away
- Sheephole Valley H4 · 33 km away
Other IAB-SLL meteorites
- Karee Kloof South Africa · 1914
- Northwest Africa 4700 · 2007
- Wooster United States · 1858
- Elephant Moraine 83333 Antarctica · 1983
- Nagy-Vázsony Hungary · 1890
- Shrewsbury United States · 1907