Teplá meteorite
Teplá is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Czechia in 1909. A total of 17 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Teplá
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1909
- Mass recovered
- 17 kg
- Country
- Czechia
- Coordinates
- 49.9833° N, 12.8667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Teplá
- Elbogen Iron, IID · 24 km away
- Steinbach Iron, IVA-an · 63 km away
- Zebrak H5 · 76 km away
- Pribram H5 · 91 km away
- Ploschkovitz L5 · 108 km away
- Selcany Iron · 114 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00408 Antarctica · 2000
- Rateldraai South Africa · 1909
- Wimberley United States · 1976
- Chulafinnee United States · 1873
- Juncal Chile · 1866
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000