Allende
Seen to fall in 1969 in Mexico · 2 tonnes recovered · CV3
Allende has the third-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It is the heaviest of the 19 falls recorded in Mexico, and of the seven CV3 falls.
- Recorded position
- 26.967° N, 105.317° W
The map is centred on Allende. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Allende is Ceniceros, 56 km to the south. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ceniceros | 1988 | L3.7 | 1 kg | 56 km south |
| 2 | Avilez | 1855 | H | 146 g | 284 km south-east |
| 3 | Peña Blanca Spring | 1946 | Aubrite | 70 kg | 412 km north-east |
| 4 | Nuevo Mercurio | 1978 | H5 | 50 kg | 436 km south-east |
| 5 | Mazapil | 1885 | Iron, IAB-sLL | 4 kg | 443 km south-east |
| 6 | Bocas | 1804 | L6 | 56 g | 553 km south-east |
What CV3 means
CV3 is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CV (Vigarano type) group, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture. Allende is one of 44 carbonaceous chondrites among the observed falls. The nearest other CV3 fall is Vigarano in Italy, 9,780 km away. In date order among CV3 falls, the one before Allende is Vigarano (1910, Italy) and the one after is Bukhara (2001, Uzbekistan).
Allende in Mexico’s record
In date order Allende is number 12 of the 19 falls recorded in Mexico, which run from 1804 to 1995. The fall recorded before Allende in Mexico is San Pedro Jacuaro (1968); the next is Tuxtuac (1975).
The 1960s
Allende recovered the most mass of the 57 falls dated to the 1960s. Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 1969, among them Murchison in Australia, Bovedy in the United Kingdom, Patora in India.