Campo del Cielo Meteorite Fragments








Fall Date: 4,200 to 4,700 years ago
Fall Location: Chaco, Santiago del Estero, Argentina
Total Weight: Over 100 tonnes recovered
Type: Iron
Class: Primitive Achondrite
Group: Iron, IAB Main Group
Composition: Kamacite (Iron-Nickel)




Campo del Cielo Meteorite Fragments




The Otumpa Mass of the Campo del Cielo meteorite
Natural History Museum, London
The Las Viboras Mass of the Camp del Cielo meteorite
Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina
The Santiagueno mass of the Campo del Ciel meteorite
on display in Argentina



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