page_title: Grant meteorite
hierarchical_section_title: Grant meteorite
caption_attribution_description: Grant meteorite. Found in 1929, Cibola County, New Mexico.
context_page_description: The Grant Meteorite is a meteorite that was discovered in the Zuni Mountains, about 45 miles south of Grants, New Mexico. It was unearthed in 1929 although the date of its original groundfall is unknown.
  The meteorite is a roughly conical mass of iron about 21.875 inches in height and 22.875 to 29.375 inches in base dimension, weighing 1,060 pounds. After discovery, the meteorite was sold to the Smithsonian Institution. It has since been used in a wide variety of scientific studies.
context_section_description: The Grant Meteorite is a meteorite that was discovered in the Zuni Mountains, about 45 miles (72 km) south of Grants, New Mexico (for which it was named).   It was unearthed in 1929 although the date of its original groundfall is unknown.
  The meteorite is a roughly conical mass of iron about 21.875 inches (55.56 cm) in height and 22.875 to 29.375 inches (58.10 to 74.61 cm) in base dimension, weighing 1,060 pounds (480 kg).  After discovery, the meteorite was sold to the Smithsonian Institution.  It has since been used in a wide variety of scientific studies.
caption: Grant meteorite
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