Verkhnyi Saltov meteorite
Verkhnyi Saltov is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Ukraine in 2001. A total of 9.53 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Verkhnyi Saltov
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2001
- Mass recovered
- 9.53 kg
- Country
- Ukraine
- Coordinates
- 50.1111° N, 36.8001° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Verkhnyi Saltov
- Sevrukovo L5 · 58 km away
- Melnikovo LL6 · 93 km away
- Kharkov L6 · 135 km away
- Andreevka L3 · 165 km away
- Pavlograd L6 · 185 km away
- Bachmut L6 · 189 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Schwetz Poland · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 3208 · 2006