Morito
A find, recorded in 1600 in Mexico · 10 tonnes recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Morito ranks 12th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 75 complete find records in Mexico, it is the third-heaviest. Only one observed fall recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 27.050° N, 105.433° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Allende, 15 km to the south-east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1969). No observed fall in the record is dated 1600, the year Morito entered it.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allende | 1969 | CV3 | 2 tonnes | 15 km south-east |
| 2 | Ceniceros | 1988 | L3.7 | 1 kg | 68 km south |
| 3 | Avilez | 1855 | H | 146 g | 299 km south-east |
| 4 | Peña Blanca Spring | 1946 | Aubrite | 70 kg | 410 km north-east |
| 5 | Nuevo Mercurio | 1978 | H5 | 50 kg | 450 km south-east |
Morito 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, 1,471 km away in the United States, one of 11 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Chupaderos lies closest: 33 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Willamette (16 tonnes) and Nantan (9.5 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bacubirito | Iron, ungrouped | 1863 | 22 tonnes |
| 3 | Morito | Iron, IIIAB | 1600 | 10 tonnes |
| 4 | Toluca | Iron, IAB-sLL | 1776 | 3 tonnes |