Carancas Meteorite


7.4 grams



7.4 gram with fusion crust- very fresh - recovered the day it fell.

Its estimated that there was only a total of 12 kilo's
recovered and 6 kilo's of that was dust.
One kilo ended up in a museum at La Paz, Bolivia




This is the 32 ft. crater made by the impact



fell on September 15, 2007
this is the first fall recorded in Peru

Scientists think it was traveling at roughly 15,000
miles per hour at the moment of impact.





The meteorite penetrated the roof of this house

must read    Analysis of the Impact

must read    What we know about the Caranas Meteorite and Crater

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