Tucson
A find, recorded in 1850 in the United States · 975 kg recovered · Iron, ungrouped
Tucson ranks 50th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Only five observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 31.850° N, 110.967° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Whetstone Mountains, 52 km to the east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (2009). In 1850, the year Tucson entered the record, two meteorites were seen to fall: Kesen in Japan, Shalka in India.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whetstone Mountains | 2009 | H5 | 2.1 kg | 52 km east |
| 2 | Holbrook | 1912 | L/LL6 | 220 kg | 347 km north |
| 3 | Aztec | 1938 | L6 | 2.8 kg | 614 km north-east |
| 4 | San Juan Capistrano | 1973 | H6 | 56 g | 652 km west |
| 5 | Malaga | 1933 | Ordinary chondrite | 150 g | 658 km east |
Tucson among other finds
In the record, 93 finds carry the label Iron, ungrouped, against four observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron, ungrouped) is N'Goureyma, 10,704 km away in Mali, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Casas Grandes lies closest: 342 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Los Sauces (997 kg) and Cosby's Creek (960 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Goose Lake | Iron, IAB-sLL | 1938 | 1.2 tonnes |
| 9 | Tucson | Iron, ungrouped | 1850 | 975 kg |
| 10 | Cosby's Creek | Iron, IAB-MG | 1837 | 960 kg |