List of largest meteorites on Earth

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This is a list of largest meteorites on Earth. Size can be assessed by the largest fragment of a given meteorite or the total amount of material coming from the same meteorite fall: often a single meteoroid during atmospheric entry tends to fragment into more pieces.

The table lists the largest meteorites found on the Earth's surface.

## Contents

* 1 Iron
* 2 Stony-Iron
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes
* 5 References
* 6 Bibliography
* 7 External links

## Iron

N°[1][2] | Meteorite name  | Found year  | Region/Country  | Coordinates  | Group  | Classification | Mass | Image

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1 | Hoba | 1920 | Grootfontein, Namibia |  [ ⚑ ] 19°35′33″S 17°56′01″E﻿ / ﻿19.5925°S 17.93361°E﻿ / -19.5925; 17.93361[lower-alpha 1] | Ataxite | IVB | 60,000 kg (130,000 lb) | 120px
2 | Cape York
(Ahnighito) | 1894 | Meteorite Island, Greenland |  [ ⚑ ] 76°03′35″N 64°55′20″W﻿ / ﻿76.05972°N 64.92222°W﻿ / 76.05972; -64.92222[3] | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 30,880 kg (68,080 lb)[4] | 120px
3 | Campo del Cielo
(Gancedo)[5] | 2016 | Chaco, Argentina |  [ ⚑ ] 27°37′01″S 61°38′22″W﻿ / ﻿27.61694°S 61.63944°W﻿ / -27.61694; -61.63944[6] | Octahedrite | IAB | 30,800 kg (67,900 lb)[5] |
4 | Campo del Cielo
(El Chaco) | 1969 | Chaco, Argentina |  [ ⚑ ] 27°36′37″S 61°40′53″W﻿ / ﻿27.61028°S 61.68139°W﻿ / -27.61028; -61.68139[6] | Octahedrite | IAB | 28,840 kg (63,580 lb)[5] | 120px
5 | Aletai
(Armanty)[7] | 1898 | Xinjiang, China |  [ ⚑ ] 45°52′16″N 90°30′17″E﻿ / ﻿45.87111°N 90.50472°E﻿ / 45.87111; 90.50472 | Octahedrite | IIIE-an | 28,000 kg (62,000 lb) | 120px
6 | Aletai
(WuQilike)[7][8] | 2021 | Xinjiang, China |  [ ⚑ ] 48°02′17″N 88°23′03″E﻿ / ﻿48.03806°N 88.38417°E﻿ / 48.03806; 88.38417 | Octahedrite | IIIE-an | 23,000 kg (51,000 lb) |
7 | Bacubirito | 1863 | Sinaloa, Mexico |  [ ⚑ ] 26°12′N 107°50′W﻿ / ﻿26.2°N 107.833°W﻿ / 26.2; -107.833 | Octahedrite | UNG | 22,000 kg (49,000 lb) | 120px
8 | Cape York
(Agpalilik) | 1963 | Nordgrønland, Greenland |  [ ⚑ ] 76°09′N 65°10′W﻿ / ﻿76.15°N 65.167°W﻿ / 76.15; -65.167[9] | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 20,140 kg (44,400 lb)[4] | 120px
9 | Aletai
(Akebulake)[7] | 2011 | Xinjiang, China |  [ ⚑ ] 48°06′15″N 88°16′34″E﻿ / ﻿48.10417°N 88.27611°E﻿ / 48.10417; 88.27611 | Octahedrite | IIIE-an | 18,000 kg (40,000 lb) |
10 | Mbosi | 1930 | Mbeya, Tanzania |  [ ⚑ ] 09°06′28″S 33°02′15″E﻿ / ﻿9.10778°S 33.0375°E﻿ / -9.10778; 33.0375[10][lower-alpha 1] | Octahedrite | UNG | 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) | 120px
11 | El Ali[11] | 2020 | Hiran, Somalia |  [ ⚑ ] 04°17′17″N 44°53′54″E﻿ / ﻿4.28806°N 44.89833°E﻿ / 4.28806; 44.89833 | Octahedrite | IAB Complex | 15,150 kg (33,400 lb) |
12 | Campo del Cielo
(La Sorpresa)[12] | 2005 | Chaco, Argentina |  [ ⚑ ] 27°38′18″S 61°42′04″W﻿ / ﻿27.63833°S 61.70111°W﻿ / -27.63833; -61.70111[13] | Octahedrite | IAB | 14,850 kg (32,740 lb)[14] |
13 | Willamette | 1902 | Oregon, United States |  [ ⚑ ] 45°22′N 122°35′W﻿ / ﻿45.367°N 122.583°W﻿ / 45.367; -122.583 | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 14,150 kg (31,200 lb) | 120px
14 | Chupaderos I | 1852 | Chihuahua, Mexico |  [ ⚑ ] 27°00′N 105°06′W﻿ / ﻿27°N 105.1°W﻿ / 27; -105.1 | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 14,114 kg (31,116 lb) | 120px
15 | Mundrabilla I | 1911 | Western Australia, Australia |  [ ⚑ ] 30°47′S 127°33′E﻿ / ﻿30.783°S 127.55°E﻿ / -30.783; 127.55 | Octahedrite | IAB | 12,400 kg (27,300 lb) | 120px
16 | Morito | 1600 | Chihuahua, Mexico |  [ ⚑ ] 27°03′N 105°26′W﻿ / ﻿27.05°N 105.433°W﻿ / 27.05; -105.433 | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 10,100 kg (22,300 lb) | 120px
17 | Santa Catharina | 1875 | Santa Catarina, Brazil |  [ ⚑ ] 26°13′S 48°36′W﻿ / ﻿26.217°S 48.6°W﻿ / -26.217; -48.6 | Ataxite | IAB | 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) | 120px
18 | Chupaderos II | 1852 | Chihuahua, Mexico |  [ ⚑ ] 27°00′N 105°06′W﻿ / ﻿27°N 105.1°W﻿ / 27; -105.1 | Octahedrite | IIIAB | 6,770 kg (14,930 lb) | 120px
19 | Mundrabilla II | 1911 | Western Australia, Australia |  [ ⚑ ] 30°47′S 127°33′E﻿ / ﻿30.783°S 127.55°E﻿ / -30.783; 127.55 | Octahedrite | IAB | 6,100 kg (13,400 lb) | 120px
20 | Bendegó | 1784 | Bahia, Brazil |  [ ⚑ ] 10°07′01″S 39°15′41″W﻿ / ﻿10.11694°S 39.26139°W﻿ / -10.11694; -39.26139 | Octahedrite | IC | 5,260 kg (11,600 lb) | 120px

## Stony-Iron

N°  | Meteorite name  | Found year  | Region/Country  | Coordinates  | Group  | Classification | TKW  | Fall observed  | Image

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1 | Seymchan | 1967 | Magadan Oblast, Russia |  [ ⚑ ] 62°54′00″N 152°25′48″E﻿ / ﻿62.9°N 152.43°E﻿ / 62.9; 152.43 | Pallasite | PMG | 20,000 kg (44,000 lb)[15][lower-alpha 2] | No | 120px
2 | Brenham | 1882 | Kansas, United States |  [ ⚑ ] 37°34′57″N 99°09′49″W﻿ / ﻿37.5825°N 99.16361°W﻿ / 37.5825; -99.16361 | Pallasite | PMG | 4,300 kg (9,500 lb) | No | 120px
3 | Vaca Muerta | 1861 | Antofagasta, Chile |  [ ⚑ ] 25°45′S 70°30′W﻿ / ﻿25.75°S 70.5°W﻿ / -25.75; -70.5 | Mesosiderite | A1 | 3,830 kg (8,440 lb) | No | 120px
4 | Huckitta | 1924 | Northern Territory, Australia |  [ ⚑ ] 22°22′S 135°46′E﻿ / ﻿22.367°S 135.767°E﻿ / -22.367; 135.767 | Pallasite | PMG | 2,300 kg (5,100 lb) | No | 120px
5 | Fukang | 2000 | Xinjiang, China |  [ ⚑ ] 44°25′48″N 87°37′48″E﻿ / ﻿44.43°N 87.63°E﻿ / 44.43; 87.63 | Pallasite | PMG | 1,003 kg (2,211 lb) | No | 120px
6 | Imilac | 1822 | Antofagasta, Chile |  [ ⚑ ] 24°12′12″S 68°48′24″W﻿ / ﻿24.20333°S 68.80667°W﻿ / -24.20333; -68.80667 | Pallasite | PMG | 920 kg (2,030 lb) | No | 120px
7 | Bondoc | 1956 | Southern Tagalog, Philippines |  [ ⚑ ] 13°31′N 122°27′E﻿ / ﻿13.517°N 122.45°E﻿ / 13.517; 122.45 | Mesosiderite | B4 | 888.60 kg (1,959.0 lb) | No | 120px
8 | Brahin | 1810 | Gomel', Belarus |  [ ⚑ ] 52°30′00″N 30°19′48″E﻿ / ﻿52.5°N 30.33°E﻿ / 52.5; 30.33 | Pallasite | PMG | 823 kg (1,814 lb) | No | 120px
9 | Esquel | 1951 | Chubut, Argentina |  [ ⚑ ] 42°54′00″S 71°19′48″W﻿ / ﻿42.9°S 71.33°W﻿ / -42.9; -71.33 | Pallasite | PMG | 755 kg (1,664 lb) | No | 120px
10 | Krasnojarsk | 1749 | Krasnoyarsky Krai, Russia |  [ ⚑ ] 54°54′N 91°48′E﻿ / ﻿54.9°N 91.8°E﻿ / 54.9; 91.8 | Pallasite | PMG | 700 kg (1,500 lb) | No | 120px
11 | Jepara | 2008 | Jawa Tengah, Indonesia |  [ ⚑ ] 06°36′S 110°44′E﻿ / ﻿6.6°S 110.733°E﻿ / -6.6; 110.733 | Pallasite | PMG | 499.5 kg (1,101 lb) | No |
12 | Estherville | 1879 | Iowa, United States |  [ ⚑ ] 43°25′N 94°50′W﻿ / ﻿43.417°N 94.833°W﻿ / 43.417; -94.833 | Mesosiderite | A3/4 | 320 kg (710 lb) | Yes | 120px
13 | Omolon | 1981 | Magadan Oblast, Russia |  [ ⚑ ] 64°01′12″N 161°48′30″E﻿ / ﻿64.02°N 161.80833°E﻿ / 64.02; 161.80833 | Pallasite | PMG | 250 kg (550 lb) | Yes |
14 | Youxi | 2006 | Fujian, China |  [ ⚑ ] 23°03′36″N 118°00′36″E﻿ / ﻿23.06°N 118.01°E﻿ / 23.06; 118.01 | Pallasite | PMG | 218 kg (481 lb) | No |
15 | Pallasovka | 1990 | Volgograd Oblast, Russia |  [ ⚑ ] 49°52′00″N 46°36′42″E﻿ / ﻿49.8666667°N 46.61167°E﻿ / 49.8666667; 46.61167 | Pallasite | PMG | 198 kg (437 lb) | No | 120px

## See also

* Glossary of meteoritics
* List of individual rocks

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Coordinates were verified using satellite images.
2. ↑ The first two fragments of the Seymchan meteorite were discovered in 1967. At that time, the meteorite was classified as a group IIE iron meteorite. In 2004, new fragments were found that included olivine crystals. In 2007, the identity of the metal in the old and new masses was proven and, accordingly, Seymchan was reclassified as a main group palassite.[16] Many more fragments were later found. There is no exact, up-to-date information about TKW of the Seymchan meteorite. The largest fragment (in the picture) weighs approximately 1,500 kg. It is currently on display at the Moscow Planetarium.[17]

## References

1. ↑ "China meteorite: world's top 10 largest ever meteorites". The Telegraph. 27 July 2011. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/space/8665540/China-meteorite-worlds-top-10-largest-ever-meteorites.html.
2. ↑ "Meteorite Charts". meteorite.fr. http://www.meteorite.fr/en/basics/charts.htm.
3. ↑ Appelt, Martin; Jensen, Jens Fog; Myrup, Mikkel; Haack, Henning; Sørensen, Mikkel; Taube, Michelle (2015). ﻿The Cultural History of the Innaanganeq/Cape York Meteorite﻿ (Report). The Greenland National Museum & Archives. p. 61. https://en.nka.gl/fileadmin/user_upload/Savissivik_Survey_2014.pdf. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Buchwald 1975a, p. 416.
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Ferrara, Michele (Oct 25, 2016). "The second biggest meteorite discovered". Free Astronomy Magazine (Astro Publishing) (November–December 2016): 10. https://www.astropublishing.com/6FAM2016/10/. Retrieved 2024-09-04.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Schmalen, A.; Luther, R.; Artemieva, N. (21 June 2022). "Campo del Cielo modeling and comparison with observations: I. Atmospheric entry of the iron meteoroid". Meteoritics & Planetary Science 57 (8): 1496–1518. doi:10.1111/maps.13832. Bibcode: 2022M&PS...57.1496S. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/maps.13832.
7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 "Aletai". Lunar and Planetary Institute. 5 September 2024. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=64400.
8. ↑ Li, Ye (24 June 2022). "A unique stone skipping–like trajectory of asteroid Aletai". Science Advances 8 (25). doi:10.1126/sciadv.abm8890. PMID 35749504. Bibcode: 2022SciA....8M8890L.
9. ↑ "List of Strewnfield Members of Cape York". The Meteoritical Society. 2018-12-27. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/strewnfield.php?id=5262.
10. ↑ Buchwald 1975a, p. 814.
11. ↑ "El Ali". Lunar and Planetary Institute. 5 September 2024. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=74444.
12. ↑ "List of Strewnfield Members of Campo del Cielo". The Meteoritical Society. 2018-12-28. https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/strewnfield.php?id=5247.
13. ↑ Vesconi, Mario A. (31 May 2011). "Comparison of four meteorite penetration funnels in the Campo del Cielo crater field, Argentina". Meteoritics & Planetary Science 46 (7): 935–949. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01202.x. Bibcode: 2011M&PS...46..935V. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2011.01202.x.
14. ↑ Wright, S. P. (2006). "Revisiting the Campo Del Cielo, Argentina Crater Field: A New Data Point from a Natural Laboratory of Multiple Low Velocity, Oblique Impacts". Lunar and Planetary Science XXXVII. Houston: Lunar and Planetary Institute. OCLC 70110453. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2006/pdf/1102.pdf.
15. ↑ Kichanov, S. E. (October 2018). "A neutron tomography study of the Seymchan pallasite". Meteoritics & Planetary Science 53 (10): 2155–2164. doi:10.1111/maps.13115. Bibcode: 2018M&PS...53.2155K. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/maps.13115.
16. ↑ van Niekerk, D. (August 2007). "Seymchan: A Main Group Pallasite - Not an Iron Meteorite". Meteoritics & Planetary Science 42 (S8): A154. doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2007.tb00601.x. https://authors.library.caltech.edu/records/14z1s-wzk86/files/Burnett_2007pA95.pdf?download=1.
17. ↑ "Метеорит Сеймчан" (in Russian). 15 July 2020. https://www.planetarium-moscow.ru/about/news/meteorit-seymchan/.

## Bibliography

* Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975a). Handbook of Iron Meteorites. Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. 2: Iron Meteorites: Abakan - Mejillones. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-02934-8. https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/collections/057021e1-6d10-4cc0-926f-1915445fa95f. Retrieved 2024-09-12.
* Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975b). Handbook of Iron Meteorites. Their History, Distribution, Composition and Structure. 3: Iron Meteorites: Merceditas - Zerhamra. Supplement. University of California Press. ISBN 0-520-02934-8. https://evols.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/collections/e4b768df-f424-4f10-95fc-7abfd6e40a2a. Retrieved 2024-09-12.

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