Tishomingo meteorite
Tishomingo is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, ungrouped, that was found in the United States in 1965. A total of 260 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Tishomingo
- Classification
- Iron, ungrouped
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Ungrouped
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1965
- Mass recovered
- 260 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 34.2500° N, 96.6833° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Ungrouped irons.
Meteorites near Tishomingo
- Lake Murray Iron, IIAB · 34 km away
- Atoka L6 · 50 km away
- Dexter Iron, IIIAB · 56 km away
- Bells C2-ung · 75 km away
- Howe H5 · 84 km away
- Soper Iron, ungrouped · 104 km away
Other Ungrouped meteorites
- Petropavlovsk Russia · 1841
- Lewis Cliff 87109 Antarctica · 1987
- Dehesa Chile · 1866
- Shingle Springs United States · 1869
- Mount Howe 88403 Antarctica · 1988
- Glen Rose (iron) United States · 1934