Yardymly meteorite
Yardymly is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB complex, that was seen to fall in Azerbaijan in 1959. A total of 150.2 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
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Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Yardymly
- Classification
- Iron, IAB complex
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1959
- Mass recovered
- 150.2 kg
- Country
- Azerbaijan
- Coordinates
- 38.9333° N, 48.2500° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Yardymly
- Indarch EH4 · 164 km away
Other IAB meteorites
- Mayerthorpe Canada · 1964
- Havana United States
- Grosvenor Mountains 06050 · 2006
- Cruz del Eje Argentina · 1971
- Bitburg Germany · 1805
- Adzhi-Bogdo (iron) Mongolia · 1952
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