Verkhne Dnieprovsk meteorite
Verkhne Dnieprovsk is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIE, that was found in Ukraine in 1876. A total of 70 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Verkhne Dnieprovsk
- Classification
- Iron, IIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1876
- Mass recovered
- 70 g
- Country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 48.6333° N, 34.3667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIE irons.
Meteorites near Verkhne Dnieprovsk
- Augustinovka Iron, IIIAB · 82 km away
- Tomakovka LL6 · 92 km away
- Pavlograd L6 · 119 km away
- Melnikovo LL6 · 156 km away
- Yurtuk Howardite · 164 km away
- Kharkov L6 · 227 km away
Other IIE meteorites
- Northwest Africa 6716 · 2010
- Tarahumara Mexico · 1994
- Techado United States · 1983
- Watson 001 Australia · 1972
- Yamato 791093 Antarctica · 1979
- Barranca Blanca Argentina · 1855