Canyon Diablo
A find, recorded in 1891 in the United States · 30 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB-MG
Canyon Diablo ranks fourth 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 the United States is heavier; 1,503 finds there have complete records. Canyon Diablo outweighs every observed fall: the heaviest, Sikhote-Alin, recovered 23 tonnes.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 35.050° N, 111.033° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Holbrook, 79 km to the east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1912). In 1891, the year Canyon Diablo entered the record, two meteorites were seen to fall: Indarch in Azerbaijan, Guêa in Serbia.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Holbrook | 1912 | L/LL6 | 220 kg | 79 km east |
| 2 | Aztec | 1938 | L6 | 2.8 kg | 335 km north-east |
| 3 | Whetstone Mountains | 2009 | H5 | 2.1 kg | 348 km south |
| 4 | San Juan Capistrano | 1973 | H6 | 56 g | 633 km west |
| 5 | Canon City | 1973 | H6 | 1.4 kg | 641 km north-east |
Canyon Diablo 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 Mazapil, 1,462 km away in Mexico, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Navajo lies closest: 143 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Campo del Cielo (50 tonnes) and Armanty (28 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canyon Diablo | Iron, IAB-MG | 1891 | 30 tonnes |
| 2 | Willamette | Iron, IIIAB | 1902 | 16 tonnes |