La Criolla
Seen to fall in 1985 in Argentina · 45 kg recovered · L6
La Criolla is the heaviest of the 21 falls recorded in Argentina. It is the heaviest of the six L6 falls recorded in Argentina. Isthilart came down only 21 km to the east, in 1928.
- Group
- L chondrites
- Recorded position
- 31.233° S, 58.167° W
The map is centred on La Criolla. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Within 250 km lie seven other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Isthilart | 1928 | H5 | 3 kg | 21 km east |
| 2 | Chajari | 1933 | L5 | 18 kg | 51 km north |
| 3 | Berduc | 2008 | L6 | 270 g | 77 km south |
| 4 | Gualeguaychú | 1932 | H6 | 22 kg | 201 km south |
| 5 | Nogoya | 1879 | CM2 | 4 kg | 202 km south-west |
| 6 | Distrito Quebracho | 1957 | H4 | 400 g | 230 km west |
What L6 means
L6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron, petrologic type 6, strongly heated on its parent body. By recovered mass La Criolla ranks 23rd of the 254 L6 falls. The nearest other L6 fall is Berduc in Argentina, 77 km away. In date order among L6 falls, the one before La Criolla is Jumapalo (1984, Indonesia) and the one after is Kokubunji (1986, Japan).
La Criolla in Argentina’s record
In date order La Criolla is number 18 of the 21 falls recorded in Argentina, which run from 1879 to 2008. The fall recorded before La Criolla in Argentina is Raco (1957); the next is Palca de Aparzo (1988).
The 1980s
La Criolla is one of 54 falls dated to the 1980s. Elsewhere, the record lists one other fall in 1985: Salzwedel in Germany.