List of largest meteorites on Earth
This is a List of largest meteorites on Earth. With regard to size, we first have to clarify whether we are talking about the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces.
The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.
Iron[1][2]
| N° | Meteorite name | Found year | Region/Country | Coordinates | Group | Classification | Mass | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoba | 1920 | Grootfontein, Namibia | 19°35′32″S 17°56′01″E | Ataxite | IVB | 60,000 kg (130,000 lb) | .jpg) |
| 2 | Cape York (Ahnighito) | 1894 | Meteorite Island, Greenland | 76°08′N 64°56′W | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 30,875 kg (68,068 lb) |  |
| 3 | Campo del Cielo (Gancedo)[3] | 2016 | Chaco, Argentina | 27°37′48″S 61°42′00″W | Octahedrite | IAB | 30,800 kg (67,900 lb) | |
| 4 | Campo del Cielo (El Chaco) | 1969 | Chaco, Argentina | 27°36′34.94″S 61°40′53.31″W | Octahedrite | IAB | 28,840 kg (63,580 lb) |  |
| 5 | Armanty | 1898 | Xinjiang, China | 47°N 88°E | Octahedrite | IIIE | 28,000 kg (62,000 lb) | |
| 6 | Bacubirito | 1863 | Sinaloa, Mexico | 26°12′N 107°50′W | Octahedrite | UNG | 22,000 kg (49,000 lb) |  |
| 7 | Cape York (Agpalilik) | 1963 | Nordgronland, Greenland | 76°07′59.88″N 64°55′59.88″W | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 20,100 kg (44,300 lb) |  |
| 8 | Mbozi | 1930 | Mbeya, Tanzania | 09°07′N 33°04′E | Octahedrite | UNG | 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) |  |
| 9 | Willamette | 1902 | Oregon, United States | 45°22′00.12″N 122°34′58.8″W | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 14,150 kg (31,200 lb) |  |
| 10 | Chupaderos I | 1852 | Chihuahua, Mexico | 27°00′N 105°06′W | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 14,114 kg (31,116 lb) |  |
| 11 | Mundrabilla I | 1911 | Western Australia, Australia | 30°46′59.88″S 127°33′00″E | Octahedrite | IAB | 12,400 kg (27,300 lb) |  |
| 12 | Morito | 1600 | Chihuahua, Mexico | 27°03′N 105°26′W | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 10,100 kg (22,300 lb) |  |
| 13 | Santa Catharina | 1875 | Santa Catarina, Brazil | 26°13′S 48°36′W | Ataxite | IAB | 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) |  |
| 14 | Chupaderos II | 1852 | Chihuahua, Mexico | 27°00′N 105°06′W | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 6,770 kg (14,930 lb) |  |
| 15 | Mundrabilla II | 1911 | Western Australia, Australia | 30°47′S 127°33′E | Octahedrite | IAB | 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) |  |
| 16 | Bendegó | 1784 | Bahia, Brazil | 10°07′01″S 39°15′41″W | Octahedrite | IC | 5,260 kg (11,600 lb) |  |
Stony-Iron
| N° | Meteorite name | Found year | Region/Country | Coordinates | Group | Classification | TKW | Fall observed | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenham | 1882 | Kansas, United States | 37°34′57″N 99°09′49″W | Pallasite | PMG | 4,300 kg (9,500 lb) | No |  |
| 2 | Vaca Muerta | 1861 | Antofagasta, Chile | 25°45′S 70°30′W | Mesosiderite | A1 | 3,830 kg (8,440 lb) | No |  |
| 3 | Huckitta | 1924 | Northern Territory, Australia | 22°22′S 135°46′E | Pallasite | PMG | 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) | No |  |
| 4 | Fukang | 2000 | Xinjiang, China | 44°25′48″N 87°37′48″E | Pallasite | PMG | 1,003 kg (2,211 lb) | No |  |
| 5 | Imilac | 1822 | Antofagasta, Chile | 24°12′12″S 68°48′24″W | Pallasite | PMG | 920 kg (2,030 lb) | No |  |
| 6 | Bondoc | 1956 | Southern Tagalog, Philippines | 13°31′N 122°27′E | Mesosiderite | B4 | 888.60 kg (1,959.0 lb) | No |  |
| 7 | Brahin | 1810 | Gomel', Belarus | 52°30′00″N 30°19′48″E | Pallasite | PMG | 823 kg (1,814 lb) | No |  |
| 8 | Esquel | 1951 | Chubut, Argentina | 42°54′00″S 71°19′48″W | Pallasite | PMG | 755 kg (1,664 lb) | No | %2C_Stein-Eisen-Meteorit_(Pallasit)_-_meteorites_-_Museum_fur_Naturkunde%2C_Berlin_-_DSC00109.JPG) |
| 9 | Krasnojarsk | 1749 | Krasnoyarsky Krai, Russia | 54°54′N 91°48′E | Pallasite | PMG | 700 kg (1,500 lb) | No |  |
| 10 | Jepara | 2008 | Jawa Tengah, Indonesia | 06°36′S 110°44′E | Pallasite | PMG | 499.50 kg (1,101.2 lb) | No | |
| 11 | Seymchan | 1967 | Magadan Oblast, Russia | 62°54′00″N 152°25′48″E | Pallasite | PMG | 323.30 kg (712.8 lb) | No |  |
| 12 | Estherville | 1879 | Iowa, United States | 43°25′N 94°50′W | Mesosiderite | A3/4 | 320 kg (710 lb) | Yes |  |
| 13 | Omolon | 1981 | Magadan Oblast, Russia | 64°01′12″N 161°48′30″E | Pallasite | PMG | 250 kg (550 lb) | Yes | |
| 14 | Youxi | 2006 | Fujian, China | 23°03′36″N 118°00′36″E | Pallasite | PMG | 218 kg (481 lb) | No | |
| 15 | Pallasovka | 1990 | Volgograd Oblast, Russia | 49°52′00″N 46°36′42″E | Pallasite | PMG | 198 kg (437 lb) | No |
See also
References
- "China meteorite: world's top 10 largest ever meteorites". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 August 2018.
- "Meteorite Charts". meteorite.fr. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
- Ferrara, Michele (Oct 25, 2016). "The second biggest meteorite discovered" (PDF). Free Astronomy Magazine. No. November-December 2016. Astro Publishing. p. 10. Retrieved Sep 19, 2018.
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