Verkhne Udinsk meteorite
Verkhne Udinsk is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Russia in 1854. A total of 18 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Verkhne Udinsk
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1854
- Mass recovered
- 18 kg
- Country
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 54.7667° N, 113.9833° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Verkhne Udinsk
- Uakit Unclassified · 85 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk Russia · 1902
- Canton United States · 1894
- Hot Springs United States · 1995
- Meteorite Hills 00415 Antarctica · 2000