Meteorite falls in Argentina
Argentina has 21 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 12th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is La Criolla (45 kg, 1985). The earliest is Nogoya in 1879. The most recent is Santa Lucia (2008) in 2008, one of two from that year.
- Median recovered mass
- 2 kg
- Different class labels
- 8
- Falls with their own page
- 3
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 21, one is dated before 1900 and nine are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1920s, with five falls. The median distance from a fall in Argentina to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 77 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is San Pedro de Quiles in Chile, 283 km from Santa Lucia (2008).
What fell in Argentina
The most common class is L6 (six falls), followed by H5 (5). Together the falls recorded in Argentina recovered 144 kg.
- L chondrites 11
- H chondrites 8
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
Every fall in Argentina
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | Nogoya | CM2 | 4 kg |
| 1902 | Achiras | L6 | 780 g |
| 1920 | Aguila Blanca | L | 1.4 kg |
| 1924 | La Colina | H5 | 2 kg |
| 1924 | Santa Isabel | L6 | 5.5 kg |
| 1925 | Renca | L5 | 300 g |
| 1928 | Isthilart | H5 | 3 kg |
| 1930 | Aguada | L6 | 1.6 kg |
| 1932 | Gualeguaychú | H6 | 22 kg |
| 1933 | Chajari | L5 | 18 kg |
| 1934 | Capilla del Monte | H6 | 750 g |
| 1948 | Uzcudun | L | 20 kg |
| 1950 | Arroyo Aguiar | H5 | 7.5 kg |
| 1953 | Medanitos | Eucrite-cm | 31 g |
| 1954 | Arbol Solo | H5 | 810 g |
| 1957 | Distrito Quebracho | H4 | 400 g |
| 1957 | Raco | H5 | 5 kg |
| 1985 | La Criolla | L6 | 45 kg |
| 1988 | Palca de Aparzo | L5 | 1.4 kg |
| 2008 | Berduc | L6 | 270 g |
| 2008 | Santa Lucia (2008) | L6 | 4 kg |