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Campo del Cielo meteorite from Argentina - 2.6 cm - 17 g / BP142
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Meteorites are rocky or metallic bodies that travel at very high speeds through interplanetary space. Sometimes, meteorites collide with the Earth's surface. If they do not disintegrate upon entering the atmosphere, they crash to Earth, creating craters. The largest of these is Meteor Crater in Arizona, USA (it measures 1,200 meters in diameter and is estimated to be 50,000 years old). Meteorites are classified into three categories according to their composition: stony, iron, and mixed. The Campo del Cielo meteorite field is located in Argentina and contains about twenty craters resulting from the fragmentation of the meteorite itself, also called Campo del Cielo. The largest fragment weighs 37 tons, making it the second largest meteorite ever discovered. In 1576, a Spanish governor received blocks of iron from indigenous people, believing they had fallen from the sky. The fall of this meteorite is estimated to have occurred 5,000 years ago. The Campo del Cielo meteorite is an octahedrite, metallic ferrous. It is composed of 92.75% iron, 6.48% nickel, 0.42% cobalt, and 0.25% phosphorus.
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Origin: meteorites from Argentina
Dimensions: 2.6 x 1.6 x 1.5 cm
Weight: 17 g
