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meteorite 
piece of solid matter from outer space that has hit the earth
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Wikidata Q60186
GND ID: 4038950-9
Library of Congress authority ID: sh85084315
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 11932495k
NDL Authority ID: 00564158
BNCF Thesaurus ID: 33719
NL CR AUT ID: ph122776
U.S. National Archives Identifier: 10676021
BabelNet ID: 00054602n
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007529318005171
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Earth[edit]

Largest meteorites[edit]

Iron[edit]

See also: Iron meteorites
  • Campo del Cielo meteorite, Chaco Province, Argentina (1576) total known weight: more than 100 tons
    • Main fragments: el Meson de Fierro or Otumpa (missing), Runa Pocito or Otumpa, el Toba, el Hacha, el Mocovi, el Tonocote, el Abipon, el Mataco, el Taco, la Perdida, Las Viboras, el Chaco, Tañigó II (missing), la Sopresa, el Wichí or Meteorito Santiagueño
  • Hoba meteorite, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia (1920) total known weight: 60 tons
  • Cape York meteorite, Qaasuitsup, Greenland (1894) total known weight: 58.2 tons
    • Main fragments: Ahnighito (aka the Tent), Woman, Dog, Savik I, Thule, Savik II, Agpalilik (aka the Man), Tunorput
  • Canyon Diablo meteorite, Arizona, USA (1891) total known weight: 30 tons
  • Armanty meteorite, Xinjiang, China, fragment weight: 28.0 tons
    • Xinjiang meteorite, Xinjiang, China (July 2011) fragment weight: 25.0 tons, it might be from the same meteoroid
  • Gibeon meteorite, Namaland, Namibia (1836) total known weight: 26 tons
  • Sikhote-Alin meteorite, Primorskiy kray, Russia (1947) total known weight: 23.0 tons
  • Bacubirito meteorite, Sinaloa, Mexico (1863) total known weight: 22 tons
  • Chupaderos meteorite, Chihuahua, Mexico (1852) fragment weights: 14.11 and 6.77 tons
    • Main fragments: Chupaderos I, Chupaderos II
  • Mundrabilla meteorite, Western Australia, Australia (1966) fragment weights: 12.4 and 6.1 tons
    • Main fragments: Mundrabilla I, Mundrabilla II
  • Mbozi meteorite, Mbeya, Tanzania (1930) fragment weight: 16 tons
  • Willamette meteorite, Oregon, USA (1902) total known weight: 14.15 tons
  • Morito meteorite, Chihuahua, Mexico (1600) fragment weight: 10.1 tons
  • Nantan meteorite, Guangxi, China (1958) fragment weight: 9.5 tons
  • Cranbourne meteorite, Victoria, Australia (1854) total known weight: 8.6 tons
  • Santa Catharina meteorite, Santa Catarina, Brazil (1875) total known weight: 7 tons
  • Bendegó meteorite, Bahia, Brazil (1784) fragment weight: 5.36 tons
  • Toluca meteorite, Mexico, Mexico (1776) total known weight: 3 tons
  • Henbury meteorite, Northern Territory, Australia (1931) total known weight: 2 tons
  • 1,530 kg fragment, Campo del Cielo meteorite fall
    1,530 kg fragment, Campo del Cielo meteorite fall
  • Hoba meteorite
    Hoba meteorite
  • Cape York meteorite, Agpalilik fragment
    Cape York meteorite, Agpalilik fragment
  • Gibeon meteorite
    Gibeon meteorite
  • Sikhote Alin
    Sikhote Alin
  • Bacubirito meteorite
    Bacubirito meteorite
  • Chupaderos meteorite
    Chupaderos meteorite
  • Mundrabilla meteorite
    Mundrabilla meteorite
  • Mbozi meteorite
    Mbozi meteorite
  • Willamette meteorite in AMNH
    Willamette meteorite in AMNH
  • Morito meteorite
    Morito meteorite
  • Nantan meteorite (南丹铁陨石)
    Nantan meteorite (南丹铁陨石)
  • Bendegó meteorite
    Bendegó meteorite
  • Toluca meteorite
    Toluca meteorite
  • Henbury iron meteorite
    Henbury iron meteorite
  • Tatton park meteorite
    Tatton park meteorite
  • Eisen meteorite
    Eisen meteorite
  • 5g Iron Meteorite from Campo del Cielo, Argentina
    5g Iron Meteorite from Campo del Cielo, Argentina

Stony-Iron[edit]

See also:
  • Brenham meteorite, Kansas, USA (2005) total known weight: 4.3 tons
  • Vaca Muerta meteorite, Antofagasta, Chile (1861) total known weight: 3.83 tons
  • Huckitta meteorite, Northern Territory, Australia (1937) total known weight: 2.30 tons
  • Fukang meteorite, Xinjiang, China (2000) total known weight: 1.00 ton
  • Imilac meteorite, Antofagasta, Chile (1822) total known weight: 0.92 tons
  • Bondoc meteorite, Southern Tagalog, Philippines (1956) total known weight: 0.89 tons
  • Brahin meteorite, Gomel', Belarus (1810) total known weight: 0.82 tons
  • Esquel meteorite, Chubut, Argentina (1951) total known weight: 0.75 tons
  • Krasnojarsk meteorite, Krasnoyarskiy kray, Russia (1749) total known weight: 0.70 tons
  • Jepara meteorite, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia (2008) total known weight: 0.50 tons
  • Seymchan meteorite, Magadanskaya oblast', Russia (2007) total known weight: 0.32 tons
  • Estherville meteorite, Iowa, USA (1879) total known weight: 0.32 tons
  • Omolon meteorite, Magadanskaya oblast', Russia (1981) total known weight: 0.25 tons
  • Youxi meteorite, Fujian, China (2006) total known weight: 0.22 tons
  • Pallasovka meteorite, Volgogradskaya oblast', Russia (1990) total known weight: 0.20 tons
  • Esquel meteorite, pallasite slice
    Esquel meteorite, pallasite slice
  • Brahin meteorite
    Brahin meteorite
  • Huckitta meteorite
    Huckitta meteorite
  • Krasnojarsk meteorite
    Krasnojarsk meteorite
  • Seycham meteorite
    Seycham meteorite
  • Breham meteorite, world's largest oriented pallasite
    Breham meteorite, world's largest oriented pallasite
  • Imilac meteorite
    Imilac meteorite

Stony[edit]

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  • Allende meteorite, Chihuahua, Mexico (8 February 1969) total known weight: 2 tons
  • Northwest Africa 869 (NWA 869), Northwest Africa (2000) total known weight: 2 tons
  • Jilin meteorite, Jilin, China (1976) fragment weight: 1,770 kg
  • Norton County meteorite, Kansas, USA (1948) fragment weight: 1,070 kg
  • Long Island meteorite, Kansas, USA (1891) total known weight: 560 kg
  • Paragould meteorite, Arkansas, USA (1930) fragment weight: 370 kg
  • Bjurböle meteorite, Finland (1899) total known weight: 330 kg
  • Allende meteorite, world's best-studied meteorite
    Allende meteorite, world's best-studied meteorite
  • Allende strewn field
    Allende strewn field
  • Tenerife meteorite
    Tenerife meteorite
  • Tenerife meteorite
    Tenerife meteorite
  • NWA 869
    NWA 869
  • Jilin meteorite
    Jilin meteorite
  • Paragould meteorite
    Paragould meteorite
  • Separated chondrules from the chondrite Bjurböle
    Separated chondrules from the chondrite Bjurböle

References[edit]

Gallery I[edit]

  • A meteorite collection representing wittnessed falls from 1868 - 2008
    A meteorite collection representing wittnessed falls from 1868 - 2008
  • Camel Donga (#?) eucrite meteorite
    Camel Donga (#?) eucrite meteorite
  • Carbonaceous chondrites
    Carbonaceous chondrites
  • Chinga meteorite (1913, TKW: 209.4 kg)
    Chinga meteorite (1913, TKW: 209.4 kg)
  • Gao-Guenie meteorite (March 1960)
    Gao-Guenie meteorite (March 1960)
  • NWA 778 LL6 type stone meteorite (1999, TKW: 9.75 kg)
    NWA 778 LL6 type stone meteorite (1999, TKW: 9.75 kg)
  • MET 00506 meteorite (2000, TKW: 301 g)
    MET 00506 meteorite (2000, TKW: 301 g)
  • Morasko meteorite, octahedrit (1914, TKW: 290 kg)
    Morasko meteorite, octahedrit (1914, TKW: 290 kg)
  • Neuschwanstein meteorite (2002, TKW: 6.19 kg)
    Neuschwanstein meteorite (2002, TKW: 6.19 kg)
  • 72g Tatahouine diogenite meteorite (1931, TKW: 12 kg)
    72g Tatahouine diogenite meteorite (1931, TKW: 12 kg)

Gallery II[edit]

  • Iron meteorite, slice
    Iron meteorite, slice
  • 735g endcut taken from the main mass of the Patos de Minas (octahedrite) iron meteorite (1925, TKW: 200 kg)
    735g endcut taken from the main mass of the Patos de Minas (octahedrite) iron meteorite (1925, TKW: 200 kg)
  • Widmanstätten patterns
    Widmanstätten patterns
  • A textbook example of an oriented meteorite (Middlesbrough, cast; 1881, TKW: 1.6 kg)
    A textbook example of an oriented meteorite (Middlesbrough, cast; 1881, TKW: 1.6 kg)
  • 77g oriented Millbillillie eucrite meteorite (1960, TKW: 330 kg)
    77g oriented Millbillillie eucrite meteorite (1960, TKW: 330 kg)
  • Baszkówka meteorite, oriented meteorite (1994, TKW: 15.5 kg)
    Baszkówka meteorite, oriented meteorite (1994, TKW: 15.5 kg)
  • Krähenberg meteorite, oriented meteorite (1869, TKW: 16.5 kg)
    Krähenberg meteorite, oriented meteorite (1869, TKW: 16.5 kg)
  • Stone meteorite in find situation, Hammdah al Hamra 336, Libya (2004, TKW: 880g)
    Stone meteorite in find situation, Hammdah al Hamra 336, Libya (2004, TKW: 880g)
  • Meteorite Recovery in Antarctica
    Meteorite Recovery in Antarctica
  • 308g Bassikounou meteorite (2006, TKW: 26.56 kg)
    308g Bassikounou meteorite (2006, TKW: 26.56 kg)
  • Strewnfield / distribution ellipse of the Bassikounou meteorite fall
    Strewnfield / distribution ellipse of the Bassikounou meteorite fall
  • Hraschina meteorite (1751, TKW: 49 kg)
    Hraschina meteorite (1751, TKW: 49 kg)
  • Hraschina meteorite, Drawings of the fall
    Hraschina meteorite, Drawings of the fall
  • Meteoritenablagerungen in Blaueisfeldern
    Meteoritenablagerungen in Blaueisfeldern

"Martian", "lunar" and asteroidal meteorites[edit]

See also:

Notes:

  • Martian meteorites are martian rocks on Earth, but there are meteorites on Mars as well (e.g. Rovers on Mars)
  • Lunar meteorites are lunar rocks on Earth, but there are meteorites on the Moon as well (e.g. Apollo program)
  • ALH 84001 martian meteorite
    ALH 84001 martian meteorite
  • EETA 79001 martian meteorite
    EETA 79001 martian meteorite
  • NWA 7034 martian meteorite
    NWA 7034 martian meteorite
  • Paired with NWA 2986 martian meteorite
    Paired with NWA 2986 martian meteorite
  • ALH 84001 martian meteorite: fossil bacteria?
    ALH 84001 martian meteorite: fossil bacteria?
  • Heat Shield Rock, Mars
    Heat Shield Rock, Mars
  • ALH 81005 lunar meteorite
    ALH 81005 lunar meteorite
  • Hadley Rille meteorite, Moon
    Hadley Rille meteorite, Moon

Other[edit]

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