Campo del Cielo
A find, recorded in 1575 in Argentina · 50 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB-MG
Campo del Cielo ranks third by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Argentina is heavier; 44 finds there have complete records. Campo del Cielo outweighs every observed fall: the heaviest, Sikhote-Alin, recovered 23 tonnes.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 27.467° S, 60.583° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Arroyo Aguiar, 439 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1950). No observed fall in the record is dated 1575, the year Campo del Cielo entered it.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arroyo Aguiar | 1950 | H5 | 7.5 kg | 439 km south |
| 2 | Chajari | 1933 | L5 | 18 kg | 443 km south-east |
| 3 | La Criolla | 1985 | L6 | 45 kg | 480 km south-east |
| 4 | Isthilart | 1928 | H5 | 3 kg | 486 km south-east |
| 5 | Raco | 1957 | H5 | 5 kg | 490 km west |
Campo del Cielo among other finds
In the record, 72 finds carry the label Iron, IAB-MG, against one observed fall. The closest fall of the same group (iron IAB) is Pitts, 7,039 km away in the United States, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Los Sauces lies closest: 650 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Cape York (58 tonnes) and Canyon Diablo (30 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo del Cielo | Iron, IAB-MG | 1575 | 50 tonnes |
| 2 | Los Sauces | Iron | 1937 | 997 kg |