SCIENCE
Physical - Astronomy
Largest Meteorites on Earth
This list features the largest meteorites ever discovered on Earth by mass.
RANK | METEOR | LOCATION | MASS | DISCOVERED |
1 | Hoba | Grootfontein, Namibia | 60,000 kg (130,000 lb) | 1920 |
2 | Cape York (Ahnighito) | Meteorite Island, Greenland | 30,880 kg (68,080 lb) | 1894 |
3 | Campo del Cielo (Gancedo) | Chaco, Argentina | 30,800 kg (67,900 lb) | 2016 |
4 | Campo del Cielo (El Chaco) | Chaco, Argentina | 28,840 kg (63,580 lb) | 1969 |
5 | Aletai (Armanty) | Xinjiang, China | 28,000 kg (62,000 lb) | 1898 |
6 | Aletai (WuQilike) | Xinjiang, China | 23,000 kg (51,000 lb) | 2021 |
7 | Bacubirito | Sinaloa, Mexico | 22,000 kg (49,000 lb) | 1863 |
8 | Cape York (Agpalilik) | Nordgrønland, Greenland | 20,140 kg (44,400 lb) | 1963 |
9 | Aletai (Akebulake) | Xinjiang, China | 18,000 kg (40,000 lb) | 2011 |
10 | Mbosi | Mbeya, Tanzania | 16,000 kg (35,000 lb) | 1930 |
11 | El Ali | Hiran, Somalia | 15,150 kg (33,400 lb) | 2020 |
References
