Campo de Pucara (iron) meteorite
Campo de Pucara (iron) is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Argentina in 1879. A total of 41 g was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Campo de Pucara (iron)
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1879
- Mass recovered
- 41 g
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 27.6667° S, 67.1167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Campo de Pucara (iron)
- Medanitos Eucrite-cm · 60 km away
- Agua Blanca Iron, IIIAB · 140 km away
- Puerta de Arauco Iron · 142 km away
- Los Sauces Iron · 196 km away
- El Chiflón Iron? · 198 km away
- Raco H5 · 199 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Yamato 793598 Antarctica · 1979
- Rub' al-Khali 003 Saudi Arabia · 1957
- Minnesota (iron) · 1950
- Komagome Japan · 1926
- Duan China
- Zhongxiang China · 1981