Wolf Creek meteorite
Wolf Creek is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Australia in 1947. A total of 760 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Wolf Creek
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1947
- Mass recovered
- 760 kg
- Country
- Australia
- Coordinates
- 19.3000° S, 127.7667° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
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
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