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The Gancedo Meteorite is the largest known fragment of the meteor shower that fell in Campo del Cielo, in Charata, Chaco Province, Argentina. [1]According to early reports, the meteorite weighs approximately 30,800 kilograms (34.0 short tons), making it the largest meteorite found in the Americas and the third-largest in the world.
The fragments contain an unusually high density of inclusions for an iron meteorite, which may have contributed to the disintegration of the original meteorite. The average composition of the Campo del Cielo meteorites is 3.6 ppm iridium , 87 ppm gallium , 407 ppm germanium , 0.25% phosphorus , 0.43% cobalt , and 6.67% nickel , with the ...
Español: El meteorito El Chaco o Chaco es el mayor fragmento conocido del meteorito Campo del Cielo que impactó en la región denominada Campo del Cielo, a 12 kilómetros de la localidad de Gancedo, en la actual provincia del Chaco, Argentina. Los cálculos de carbono 14 sítuan la caída entre los años 2080 y 1910 a. C. Su cráter fue ...
A Belgian-Dutch team of scientists says it has created the first “treasure map” showing where meteorites may be found On the hunt for meteorites, researchers look to a data-based 'treasure map ...
The Quadrantid meteor shower — one of the best annual meteor showers — will be peaking overnight from Thursday to Friday, producing "fireball" brightness and up to 120 shooting stars per hour ...
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Gancedo is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina. [ 1 ] In September 2016, a huge meteorite – the second largest ever found – was exhumed near the town.