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The Cape York meteorite, also known as the Innaanganeq meteorite, is one of the largest known iron meteorites, classified as a medium octahedrite in chemical group IIIAB. [5] In addition to many small fragments, at least eight large fragments with a total mass of 58 tonnes have been recovered, the largest weighing 31 tonnes (31 long tons; 34 ...
Meteorite name Found year Region/Country Coordinates Group Classification Mass Image 1: Hoba: 1920: Grootfontein, Namibia: a] Ataxite: IVB: 60,000 kg (130,000 lb) 2: Cape York (Ahnighito) 1894: Meteorite Island, Greenland
In total, approximately 100 tonnes of fragments have been recovered, the most of any meteorite finding. [3] [4] The two largest fragments, the 30.8-tonne Gancedo and 28.8-tonne El Chaco, are among the heaviest single-piece meteorite masses recovered on Earth, following the 60-tonne Hoba meteorite and a 31-tonne fragment of the Cape York meteorite.
In the Greenlandic language, the name Savissivik means "Place of Meteoric Iron" or "Knives", [2] alluding to the numerous meteorite fragments that have been found in the area dating to about 10,000 years ago. [3] The Cape York meteorite is estimated to have weighed 100 tonnes before it exploded. [3]
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It is the largest known intact meteorite (as a single piece) [2] and about twice as massive as the largest fragment of either the Cape York meteorite's 31-tonne Ahnighito kept in the American Museum of Natural History or the Campo del Cielo's 31-tonne Gancedo in Argentina.
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