Tarahumara meteorite
Tarahumara is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIE, that was found in Mexico in 1994. A total of 2.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tarahumara
- Classification
- Iron, IIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1994
- Mass recovered
- 2.5 kg
- Country
- Mexico
- Coordinates
- 28.5000° N, 106.2500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIE irons.
Meteorites near Tarahumara
- Chihuahua City Iron, IC · 23 km away
- Aldama (a) Iron, IIIAB · 53 km away
- Carichic H5 · 101 km away
- Juanita de Angeles H5 · 114 km away
- Tres Castillos Iron, ungrouped · 116 km away
- Morito Iron, IIIAB · 180 km away
Other IIE meteorites
- Tobychan · 1971
- Watson 001 Australia · 1972
- Yamato 791093 Antarctica · 1979
- Barranca Blanca Argentina · 1855
- Elephant Moraine 83390 Antarctica · 1983
- Garhi Yasin Pakistan · 1917