Campo del Cielo Meteorite - Argentina - meteorite minerals 2 cm / 19g / BH651

METEORITES are rocky or metallic bodies that move at very high speed in interplanetary space. Sometimes METEORITES collide with the Earth's surface. If they are not disintegrated upon crossing the atmosphere, they fall to the Earth's ground, creating craters, the largest of which is the "meteor crater" in Arizona, USA (it measures 1,200 meters in diameter and is said to be 50,000 years old). METEORITES are classified into 3 categories according to their nature: stony, ferrous, and mixed. The geographical area of ​​Campo del Cielo is located in Argentina, and has about twenty craters resulting from the fragmentation of the meteorite, itself called Campo del Cielo. The largest fragment weighs 37 tons, which ranks it second among the largest meteorites discovered. In 1576, a Spanish governor received blocks of iron from Indians who believed they had fallen from the sky. The fall of this meteorite is estimated at -5,000 years. The Campo Del Cielo meteorite is of the Octahedrite, Metallic Ferrous category. It is composed of 92.75% Iron / 6.48% Nickel / 0.42% Cobalt and 0.25% Phosphorus.