Turtle River meteorite
Turtle River is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in the United States in 1953. A total of 22.39 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Turtle River
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1953
- Mass recovered
- 22.39 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 47.6000° N, 94.7667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Turtle River
- Euclid H5 · 150 km away
- Fisher L6 · 158 km away
- Giroux Pallasite, PMG · 260 km away
- Anoka Iron, IAB-sLM · 286 km away
- Turtle Lake L5 · 326 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Verissimo Brazil · 1965
- Canton United States · 1894
- Hot Springs United States · 1995