Asteroid / Comet
Iron Meteorite
A meteorite of nearly pure iron–nickel.
Dense metallic meteorites from the cores of differentiated asteroids; often display the distinctive Widmanstätten pattern when etched.
Overview
Dense metallic meteorites from the cores of differentiated asteroids; often display the distinctive Widmanstätten pattern when etched.
See also
Chondrite
A primitive meteorite full of millimetre spheres.
Achondrite
A stony meteorite without chondrules.
Stony-iron Meteorite
A rare meteorite that is half rock, half metal.
Pallasite
A stony-iron meteorite studded with olivine gems.
Mesosiderite
A jumbled stony-iron meteorite.
Carbonaceous Chondrite
A primitive carbon- and water-rich meteorite.