Puerta de Arauco meteorite
Puerta de Arauco is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in Argentina in 1904. A total of 1.53 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Puerta de Arauco
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1904
- Mass recovered
- 1.53 kg
- Country
- Argentina
- Coordinates
- 28.8833° S, 66.6667° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Puerta de Arauco
- Agua Blanca Iron, IIIAB · 28 km away
- Los Sauces Iron · 62 km away
- El Chiflón Iron? · 63 km away
- Campo de Pucara (iron) Iron · 142 km away
- Medanitos Eucrite-cm · 199 km away
- El Simbolar Iron · 260 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Blue Tier Australia · 1890
- Tulia (iron) United States · 1969
- Orlov Dol Bulgaria · 2018
- Lasher Creek United States · 1948
- Fuling China · 1960
- Campo de Pucara (iron) Argentina · 1879