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iron meteorite

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noun

  1. a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel

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iron meteorite Scientific  
  1. See under meteorite


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Desch also argued that "all evidence points to this being an iron meteorite, part of a population of natural objects ejected by stellar systems."

From Salon • Aug. 31, 2022

And the region is also famed as the home of fragments from a massive iron meteorite that weigh in total some 58 tons.

From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2022

That not a single sub-surface iron meteorite was detected on this trip should not be surprising.

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2020

Heumann, K. G., Neubauer, J. & Reifenhäuser, W. Iodine overabundances measured in the surface layers of an Antarctic stony and iron meteorite.

From Nature • Nov. 28, 2017

To distinguish a stony meteorite from terrestrial rock substances is not always easy, but there is usually little difficulty in pronouncing upon an iron meteorite.

From Astronomy: The Science of the Heavenly Bodies by Todd, David Peck