Whitecourt meteorite
Whitecourt is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Canada in 2007. A total of 5.37 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Whitecourt
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2007
- Mass recovered
- 5.37 kg
- Country
- Canada
- Coordinates
- 53.9992° N, 115.5975° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Whitecourt
- Mayerthorpe Iron, IAB complex · 45 km away
- Edmonton (Canada) Iron, IIAB · 148 km away
- Beaver Creek H5 · 336 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Balsas Brazil · 1974
- Franceville United States · 1890
- Mapleton United States · 1939
- Pampa Providencia Chile · 1994
- Veliko-Nikolaevsky Priisk Russia · 1902
- Canton United States · 1894