Toluca
A find, recorded in 1776 in Mexico · 3 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB-sLL
Toluca ranks 20th 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 fourth-heaviest. Only two observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 19.567° N, 99.567° W
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
San Pedro Jacuaro, 116 km to the west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1968). No observed fall in the record is dated 1776, the year Toluca entered it.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Pedro Jacuaro | 1968 | LL6 | 460 g | 116 km west |
| 2 | Rancho de la Presa | 1899 | H5 | 300 g | 135 km west |
| 3 | Pacula | 1881 | L6 | 3.4 kg | 167 km north |
| 4 | La Charca | 1878 | Ordinary chondrite | 399 g | 217 km north-west |
| 5 | Cosina | 1844 | H5 | 1.2 kg | 224 km north-west |
Toluca among other finds
In the record, 20 finds carry the label Iron, IAB-sLL, against two observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IAB) is Mazapil, 609 km away in Mexico, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Santa Apolonia lies closest: 138 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Al Haggounia 001 (3 tonnes) and Xifu (3 tonnes).