List, A 34-ton iron has been found in the Campo del Cielo region of Argentina: http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=332776
The meteorite was found on Sept. 10 in the town of Gancedo, 1,085 km north of Buenos Aires, Mario Vesconi, president of the Astronomy Association of Chaco, told the daily newspaper Clarin." "While we hoped for weights above what had been registered, we did not expect it to exceed 30 [metric] tons," Vesconi noted, adding that "the size and weight [about 68,000 pounds] surprised us." "The meteorite will be weighed again to ensure an accurate measurement. The largest meteorite ever found is Hoba, weighing 66 tons, in Namibia." See also: http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/12/30-ton-meteor-discovered-in-arg entina-at-ancient-m/ Sterling K. Webb ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
