Advertising
News
To the list of news

13 Sep 2016
The biggest meteorite was found in Argentina

Метеорит

In Argentine, the researchers have discovered the largest meteorite weighing 30.8 tons. The object was located in the area called “Skyfield” in the South-Western part of the Chako province. This is the place, where the largest ever meteor shower fell took place.

Until today, about 35% of the objects, which well back then, have been found. Quite recently, a meteor has exploded above the mountain regions of Cyprus. However he only weighed a few kilograms.

It is known that the angel of incidence was around 45°.