Los Sauces
A find, recorded in 1937 in Argentina · 997 kg recovered · Iron
Los Sauces ranks 49th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 44 complete find records in Argentina, it is the second-heaviest. Only five observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 29.417° S, 66.850° W
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Medanitos, 249 km to the north, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1953). In 1937, the year Los Sauces entered the record, six meteorites were seen to fall: Putinga in Brazil, Kainsaz in Russia, Tauti in Romania and three others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medanitos | 1953 | Eucrite-cm | 31 g | 249 km north |
| 2 | Aguila Blanca | 1920 | L | 1.4 kg | 274 km south-east |
| 3 | Capilla del Monte | 1934 | H6 | 750 g | 275 km south-east |
| 4 | Santa Lucia (2008) | 2008 | L6 | 4 kg | 283 km south-west |
| 5 | Aguada | 1930 | L6 | 1.6 kg | 288 km south-east |
Los Sauces among other finds
In the record, 64 finds carry the label Iron, against seven observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron (no group)) is Mariaville, 8,683 km away in the United States, one of seven such falls. Among the other giant finds, Vaca Muerta lies closest: 544 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Zacatecas (1792) (1 tonne) and Tucson (975 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Campo del Cielo | Iron, IAB-MG | 1575 | 50 tonnes |
| 2 | Los Sauces | Iron | 1937 | 997 kg |
| 3 | Esquel | Pallasite, PMG | 1951 | 755 kg |