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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 ...
During meteor showers, many meteors travel through Earth's atmosphere over a short period. Most meteors burn up in space. The few that survive the trip and reach the ground and considered meteorites.
The exact worth of a meteorite varies depending on the specific type of meteorite in question. An 82-pound iron meteorite originating from an asteroid recently sold for $44,100 — about $540 per ...
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The annual Geminid meteor shower will peak overnight from Dec. 13 to Dec. 14. As the name suggests, these shooting stars appear to stream from the Gemini constellation, but the meteors are ...
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.