Tierra Blanca meteorite
Tierra Blanca is an achondrite meteorite, officially classified as Winonaite, that was found in the United States in 1965. A total of 860 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tierra Blanca
- Classification
- Winonaite
- Type
- Achondrite
- Group
- Winonaite
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1965
- Mass recovered
- 860 g
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.9333° N, 102.0167° W
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Winonaites.
Meteorites near Tierra Blanca
- Canyon H? · 8 km away
- Umbarger L6 · 9 km away
- Dawn (a) H6 · 12 km away
- Dawn (b) H4/5 · 12 km away
- Timber Creek L4 · 26 km away
- Tule Draw H5 · 30 km away
Other Winonaite meteorites
- Yamato 983327 · 1998
- Northwest Africa 1457 · 2002
- Northwest Africa 6448 · 2010
- Yamato 75305 Antarctica · 1975
- Fortuna Argentina · 1998
- Northwest Africa 516 · 2000