Wiley meteorite
Wiley is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIC, that was found in the United States in 1938. A total of 3.5 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Wiley
- Classification
- Iron, IIC
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIC
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1938
- Mass recovered
- 3.5 kg
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 38.1500° N, 102.6667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIC irons.
Meteorites near Wiley
- Granada Creek H · 36 km away
- Eads H4 · 38 km away
- Holly H4 · 50 km away
- Rush Creek L6 · 52 km away
- Coolidge C4-ung · 61 km away
- Two Buttes (a) H5 · 61 km away
Other IIC meteorites
- Cratheús (1950) · 1909
- Kumerina Australia · 1937
- Salt River United States · 1850
- Ballinoo Australia · 1892
- Darinskoe Kazakhstan · 1984
- Perryville United States · 1906