Techado meteorite
Techado is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIE, that was found in the United States in 1983. A total of 810 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Techado
- Classification
- Iron, IIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1983
- Mass recovered
- 810 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.5333° N, 108.3500° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIE irons.
Meteorites near Techado
- Grant Iron, IIIAB · 82 km away
- Thoreau Iron, IAB complex · 84 km away
- Bluewater Iron, IIIAB · 89 km away
- Acomita Pallasite, PMG · 92 km away
- Pelona Mountain H5 · 99 km away
- Correo H4 · 118 km away
Other IIE meteorites
- Kodaikanal India · 1898
- Miles Australia · 1992
- Northwest Africa 5608 · 2007
- Roberts Massif 04186 · 2004
- Taylor Glacier 05181 · 2005
- Verkhne Dnieprovsk Ukraine · 1876