Tobychan meteorite
Tobychan is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIE, that was found in 1971. A total of 52.1 kg was recovered.
Key facts
- Name
- Tobychan
- Classification
- Iron, IIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1971
- Mass recovered
- 52.1 kg
- Country
- Not recorded
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIE irons.
Other IIE meteorites
- Verkhne Dnieprovsk Ukraine · 1876
- Weekeroo Station Australia · 1924
- Arlington United States · 1894
- Colomera Spain · 1912
- Elga Russia · 1959
- Kavarpura India · 2006