Imilac
A find, recorded in 1822 in Chile · 920 kg recovered · Pallasite, PMG
Imilac ranks 52nd by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 402 complete find records in Chile, it is the second-heaviest. Only five observed falls recovered more.
- Recorded position
- 24.203° S, 68.807° W
Rings every 250 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Medanitos, 363 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1953). In 1822, the year Imilac entered the record, four meteorites were seen to fall: Futtehpur in India, Épinal in France, Umbala in India and one other.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medanitos | 1953 | Eucrite-cm | 31 g | 363 km south |
| 2 | Palca de Aparzo | 1988 | L5 | 1.4 kg | 396 km east |
| 3 | Raco | 1957 | H5 | 5 kg | 434 km south-east |
| 4 | San Pedro de Quiles | 1956 | L6 | 282 g | 799 km south |
| 5 | Santa Lucia (2008) | 2008 | L6 | 4 kg | 816 km south |
Imilac among other finds
In the record, 32 finds carry the label Pallasite, PMG, against two observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (pallasite) is Mineo, 11,072 km away in Italy, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Vaca Muerta lies closest: 242 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Cosby's Creek (960 kg) and Zhigansk (900 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vaca Muerta | Mesosiderite-A1 | 1861 | 3.8 tonnes |
| 2 | Imilac | Pallasite, PMG | 1822 | 920 kg |
| 3 | Tamarugal | Iron, IIIAB | 1903 | 320 kg |