Treysa meteorite
Treysa is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB-an, that was seen to fall in Germany in 1916. A total of 63 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Treysa
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB-an
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1916
- Mass recovered
- 63 kg
- Country
- Germany
- Coordinates
- 50.9167° N, 9.1833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Treysa
- Marburg Pallasite · 31 km away
- Dermbach Iron, ungrouped · 69 km away
- Hungen H6 · 71 km away
- Breitscheid H5 · 76 km away
- Peckelsheim Diogenite-pm · 84 km away
- Tabarz Iron, IAB-MG · 94 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Nazareth (iron) United States · 1968
- Sychevka Russia · 1988
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994