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8.8 kg. Iron, IAB-MG
TKW 50 metric tons. Fall not observed. Found 1576, Argentina.
From Wikipedia:
The Campo del Cielo refers to a group of iron meteorites or to the area where they were found situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 1,000 kilometers (620 mi) northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The crater field covers an area of 3×20 kilometers and contains at least 26 craters, the largest being 115×91 meters. The craters' age is estimated as 4,000–5,000 years. The craters, containing iron masses, were reported in 1576, but were already well known to the aboriginal inhabitants of the area. The craters and the area around contain numerous fragments of an iron meteorite. The total weight of the pieces so far recovered exceeds 100 tonnes, making the meteorite the heaviest one ever recovered on Earth. The largest fragment, consisting of 37 tonnes, is the second heaviest single-piece meteorite recovered on Earth, after the Hoba meteorite.
   
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Found at the arrow (green or red) on the map below
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Paul Swartz
1/7/2018 6:33:00 PM |
It will be in Anne's room at the Tucson Show. Come on down and see it. |
Anne Black
1/7/2018 6:27:14 PM |
Nice rock, Paul. Will you show it during the Tucson Show? It would look nice in my room. :-) |
Daniel Da Costa
1/7/2018 10:35:28 AM |
Nice, thanks Paul |
John Hope
1/7/2018 12:05:08 AM |
That's what I call a hunk of meteorite Paul. Thanks for pictures. |
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