Thompson Brook meteorite
Thompson Brook is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-ung, that was found in Australia in 1918. A total of 77 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Thompson Brook
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-ung
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-UNG
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1918
- Mass recovered
- 77 g
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 33.6167° S, 115.9167° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Thompson Brook
- Donnybrook Mesosiderite? · 0 km away
- Binningup H5 · 56 km away
- Gundaring Iron, IIIAB · 166 km away
- Youndegin Iron, IAB-MG · 238 km away
- Nimberrin L6 · 302 km away
Other IAB-UNG meteorites
- Northwest Africa 468 · 2000
- Northwest Africa 3205 · 2005
- Mundrabilla Australia · 1911
- Mesa Verde Park United States · 1922
- Mertzon United States · 1943
- Livingston (Tennessee) United States · 1937