Carancas
Seen to fall in 2007 in Peru · 342 g recovered · H4-5
Carancas is the only observed fall recorded in Peru. It has no other recorded fall within 827 km; only nine falls in the record sit farther from their nearest neighbour.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 16.664° S, 69.044° W
The map is centred on Carancas. Rings every 500 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Carancas is Palca de Aparzo, 827 km to the south-east. No other fall in the record lies within 250 km of Carancas.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Palca de Aparzo | 1988 | L5 | 1.4 kg | 827 km south-east |
| 2 | Raco | 1957 | H5 | 5 kg | 1,172 km south |
| 3 | Medanitos | 1953 | Eucrite-cm | 31 g | 1,188 km south |
| 4 | San Pedro de Quiles | 1956 | L6 | 282 g | 1,614 km south |
| 5 | Aguila Blanca | 1920 | L | 1.4 kg | 1,644 km south |
| 6 | Capilla del Monte | 1934 | H6 | 750 g | 1,645 km south |
What H4-5 means
H4-5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, a breccia or mix spanning petrologic types 4 to 5. Carancas has the smallest recovered mass of the 2 H4-5 falls. The nearest other H4-5 fall is Kendrapara in India, 17,426 km away.
The 2000s
Carancas is one of 58 falls dated to the 2000s. Elsewhere, the record lists seven other falls in 2007, among them Chergach in Mali, Mahadevpur in India, Didim in Turkey.