Charcas
A find, recorded in 1804 in Mexico · 1.4 tonnes recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Charcas ranks 39th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 23.083° N, 101.017° W
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Bocas, 101 km to the west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1804). In 1804, the year Charcas entered the record, three meteorites were seen to fall: High Possil in the United Kingdom, Darmstadt in Germany, Bocas in Mexico.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocas | 1804 | L6 | 56 g | 101 km west |
| 2 | Nuevo Mercurio | 1978 | H5 | 50 kg | 177 km north-west |
| 3 | Mazapil | 1885 | Iron, IAB-sLL | 4 kg | 190 km north |
| 4 | Santa Cruz | 1939 | CM2 | 60 g | 210 km north-east |
| 5 | Cosina | 1844 | H5 | 1.2 kg | 214 km south |
Charcas among other finds
In the record, 256 finds carry the label Iron, IIIAB, against 10 observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIIAB) is Cabin Creek, 1,560 km away in the United States, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Zacatecas (1792) lies closest: 161 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Quinn Canyon (1.4 tonnes) and Santa Apolonia (1.3 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Casas Grandes | Iron, IIIAB | 1867 | 1.5 tonnes |
| 7 | Charcas | Iron, IIIAB | 1804 | 1.4 tonnes |
| 8 | Santa Apolonia | Iron, IIIAB | 1872 | 1.3 tonnes |