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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.
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.
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 ...
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
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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.
The meteorite was called Vaca Muerta. [3] The picture at right shows a cut and polished piece of Vaca Muerta. The most recent fall of a mesosiderite occurred at Dong Ujimqin Qi in China, on September 7, 1995, where three large pieces with a total mass of 129 kilograms (284 lb) fell.
the New Baltimore meteorite of Somerset County, Pennsylvania, United States; Chladniite {Ca}{Na 8}{Ca 4 Na 4}{(Mg,Fe 2+) 43}(PO4) 36: Cohenite (Fe,Ni,Co) 3 C Daubréelite: Fe 2+ Cr 3+ 2 S 4: ALH 84001 meteorite, Hoba meteorite, and the Canyon Diablo meteorite. Dmitryivanovite: CaAl 2 O 4: Elaliite: Nightfall Meteorite, Somalia Elkinstantonite ...