Zacatecas (1792)
A find, recorded in 1792 in Mexico · 1 tonne recovered · Iron, ungrouped
Zacatecas (1792) ranks 47th 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
- 22.817° N, 102.567° W
Rings every 100 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Bocas, 62 km to the east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1804). No observed fall in the record is dated 1792, the year Zacatecas (1792) entered it.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bocas | 1804 | L6 | 56 g | 62 km east |
| 2 | Tuxtuac | 1975 | LL5 | 30 kg | 152 km south-west |
| 3 | Nuevo Mercurio | 1978 | H5 | 50 kg | 171 km north |
| 4 | Mazapil | 1885 | Iron, IAB-sLL | 4 kg | 226 km north-east |
| 5 | Silao | 1995 | H5 | 1.7 kg | 242 km south-east |
Zacatecas (1792) 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, 10,228 km away in Mali, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Charcas lies closest: 161 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Bilibino (1 tonne) and Los Sauces (997 kg).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Santa Apolonia | Iron, IIIAB | 1872 | 1.3 tonnes |
| 9 | Zacatecas (1792) | Iron, ungrouped | 1792 | 1 tonne |
| 10 | Arispe | Iron, IC | 1896 | 683 kg |