Meteorites of Mexico
Mexico has 97 recorded meteorites, of which 19 were seen to fall. The heaviest is Chupaderos at 24.3 t.
Meteorite law in Mexico: who owns a find
Witnessed falls in Mexico
| Name | Class | Fall/find | Year | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silao | H5 | Fall | 1995 | 1.71 kg |
| El Tigre | L6 | Fall | 1993 | 5 kg |
| Ceniceros | L3.7 | Fall | 1988 | 1.03 kg |
| Nuevo Mercurio | H5 | Fall | 1978 | 50 kg |
| El Paso de Aguila | H5 | Fall | 1977 | 17.23 kg |
| Acapulco | Acapulcoite | Fall | 1976 | 1.91 kg |
| Tuxtuac | LL5 | Fall | 1975 | 30 kg |
| Allende | CV3 | Fall | 1969 | 2 t |
| San Pedro Jacuaro | LL6 | Fall | 1968 | 460 g |
| Santa Cruz | CM2 | Fall | 1939 | 60 g |
| Rancho de la Presa | H5 | Fall | 1899 | 300 g |
| Atemajac | L6 | Fall | 1896 | 94 g |
| Mazapil | Iron, IAB-sLL | Fall | 1885 | 4 kg |
| Pacula | L6 | Fall | 1881 | 3.4 kg |
| Tomatlan | H6 | Fall | 1879 | 900 g |
| La Charca | OC | Fall | 1878 | 399 g |
| Avilez | H | Fall | 1855 | 146 g |
| Cosina | H5 | Fall | 1844 | 1.2 kg |
| Bocas | L6 | Fall | 1804 | 56 g |
All meteorites from Mexico
| Name | Class | Fall/find | Year | Mass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abajo | H5 | Find | 1982 | 331 g |
| Acapulco | Acapulcoite | Fall | 1976 | 1.91 kg |
| Acuña | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1981 | 217.7 kg |
| Ahumada | Pallasite, PMG | Find | 1909 | 52.6 kg |
| Aldama (a) | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1985 | 11 kg |
| Aldama (b) | H5 | Find | 1996 | 67 g |
| Allende | CV3 | Fall | 1969 | 2 t |
| Ameca-Ameca | Iron | Find | 1889 | 1.2 g |
| Apoala | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1889 | 85 kg |
| Arispe | Iron, IC | Find | 1896 | 683 kg |
| Atemajac | L6 | Fall | 1896 | 94 g |
| Avilez | H | Fall | 1855 | 146 g |
| Bacubirito | Iron, ungrouped | Find | 1863 | 22 t |
| Bella Roca | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1888 | 33 kg |
| Bocas | L6 | Fall | 1804 | 56 g |
| Buenaventura | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1969 | 113.6 kg |
| Cacaria | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1867 | 41.4 kg |
| Carbo | Iron, IID | Find | 1923 | 454 kg |
| Carichic | H5 | Find | 1983 | 17 kg |
| Casas Grandes | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1867 | 1.55 t |
| Ceniceros | L3.7 | Fall | 1988 | 1.03 kg |
| Cerro los Calvos | H4-an | Find | 1986 | 68 g |
| Charcas | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1804 | 1.4 t |
| Chico Mountains | Iron, IIAB | Find | 1915 | 212 g |
| Chihuahua City | Iron, IC | Find | 1929 | 54 kg |
| Chupaderos | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1852 | 24.3 t |
| Coahuila | Iron, IIAB | Find | 1837 | 2.1 t |
| Colonia Obrera | Iron, IIIE | Find | 1973 | 12.2 kg |
| Cosina | H5 | Fall | 1844 | 1.2 kg |
| Cruz del Aire | Iron, ungrouped | Find | 1911 | 23 kg |
| Cumpas | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1903 | 28.6 kg |
| Del Rio | Iron, IIF | Find | 1965 | 3.6 kg |
| El Burro | Iron, IIAB | Find | 1939 | 35.9 kg |
| El Carmen | H6 | Find | 1987 | 629 g |
| El Paso de Aguila | H5 | Fall | 1977 | 17.23 kg |
| El Pozo | L5 | Find | 1998 | 460 g |
| El Tigre | L6 | Fall | 1993 | 5 kg |
| Escalón | H4 | Find | 1979 | 54 g |
| Espiritu Santo | Iron, IIIAB | Find | — | 89 g |
| Gruñidora | H4 | Find | 1998 | 130 g |
| Guadalupe y Calvo | Iron, IIAB | Find | 1971 | 58.63 kg |
| Huizopa | Iron, IVA | Find | 1907 | 140 kg |
| Isla del Espíritu Santo | L6 | Find | 1999 | 869 g |
| Jaralito | Iron, IAB-MG | Find | 1977 | 11.14 kg |
| Juanita de Angeles | H5 | Find | 1992 | 85 kg |
| La Banderia | LL5 | Find | 1986 | 54 g |
| La Charca | OC | Fall | 1878 | 399 g |
| La Ciénega | H6 | Find | 2007 | 7.63 kg |
| La Escondida | H5 | Find | 1979 | 8.2 g |
| La Esmeralda | L6 | Find | 1999 | 483 g |
| Las Colonas | Howardite | Find | 1994 | 148 g |
| Loreto | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1896 | 94.8 kg |
| Los Reyes | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1897 | 19.5 kg |
| Mazapil | Iron, IAB-sLL | Fall | 1885 | 4 kg |
| Misteca | Iron, ungrouped | Find | 1804 | 10 kg |
| Moctezuma | Iron, IAB-sLL | Find | 1889 | 1.7 kg |
| Morito | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1600 | 10.1 t |
| Nuevo Mercurio | H5 | Fall | 1978 | 50 kg |
| Nuevo Mercurio (c) | H5-6 | Find | — | 17 g |
| Otinapa | Pallasite, PMG | Find | 1986 | 8.4 kg |
| Pacula | L6 | Fall | 1881 | 3.4 kg |
| Puente del Zacate | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1904 | 30.79 kg |
| Puerto Libertad | L | Find | 1973 | 66 g |
| Queretaro | H4 | Find | 1971 | 5 kg |
| Rancho Blanco | Eucrite-mmict | Find | 1987 | 155 g |
| Rancho de la Pila (1882) | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1882 | 46.5 kg |
| Rancho de la Presa | H5 | Fall | 1899 | 300 g |
| Rancho Gomelia | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1975 | 15.65 kg |
| Rodeo | Iron, IID | Find | 1852 | 44 kg |
| Salaices | H4 | Find | 1971 | 24.5 kg |
| San Francisco del Mezquital | Iron, IIAB | Find | 1868 | 7.5 kg |
| San José | H5 | Find | 1944 | 532 g |
| San Pedro Jacuaro | LL6 | Fall | 1968 | 460 g |
| Santa Apolonia | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1872 | 1.32 t |
| Santa Clara | Iron, IVB | Find | 1976 | 63 kg |
| Santa Cruz | CM2 | Fall | 1939 | 60 g |
| Santa Rosalia | Pallasite, PMG | Find | 1950 | 1.63 kg |
| Santiago Papasquiero | Iron, ungrouped | Find | 1958 | 119.5 kg |
| Sierra Blanca | Iron, IAB? | Find | 1784 | 405 g |
| Signal Mountain | Iron, IVA | Find | 1919 | 63.5 kg |
| Silao | H5 | Fall | 1995 | 1.71 kg |
| Sombrerete | Iron, IAB-sHL | Find | 1958 | 10 kg |
| Tarahumara | Iron, IIE | Find | 1994 | 2.5 kg |
| Teocaltiche | Iron | Find | 1903 | 10 kg |
| Tlacotepec | Iron, IVB | Find | 1903 | 71 kg |
| Toluca | Iron, IAB-sLL | Find | 1776 | 3 t |
| Tomatlan | H6 | Fall | 1879 | 900 g |
| Torreon de Mata | L6 | Find | 1983 | 610 g |
| Tres Castillos | Iron, ungrouped | Find | 1992 | 150 kg |
| Tuxtuac | LL5 | Fall | 1975 | 30 kg |
| Uruachic | Iron, IIIAB | Find | 1989 | 13 kg |
| Villa Coronado | H5 | Find | 1983 | 2.9 kg |
| Villa Natamoros | L3.7 | Find | 1987 | 156 g |
| Yanhuitlan | Iron, IVA | Find | 1825 | 421 kg |
| Zacatecas (1792) | Iron, ungrouped | Find | 1792 | 1 t |
| Zapaliname | Iron, IAB-MG | Find | 1998 | 85 kg |
| Zapotitlán Salinas | L4 | Find | 1984 | 28 g |