A 30-ton meteorite named Gancedo was found in Campo del Ciel, Argentina (meaning "Field of Heaven"). Campo del Cielo is also a well-known meteorite crash site. This discovery is important because there is a new world record for the second largest meteorite found and now scientists know what to expect from now. The meteorite site is covered with craters from a rain of iron meteorites and over 4,000 years ago. The largest crater is about 115 by 91 meters (or 377 by 298 feet). No information was given on its width or height. The original space rock weighed about 800 tons and fell from the main asteroid belt located between Mars and Jupiter. It has divided into several meteorites that disperse over an area of about 124 square miles. Local media said it was the second largest meteorite ever found. There have been unconfirmed reports of a 37-ton meteorite found in Campo del Cielo years ago. Scientists now study the meteorite to find out the width and height and see if there is more to this meteorite. The largest meteorite is called the Hoba…show more content… All the meteorites come from within our solar system. Most of them are small pieces of asteroids that break long ago in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Meteor showers occur when asteroid particles enter the earth's atmosphere at very high speeds. When they strike the atmosphere, the meteors rub against the air particles and create frictions. When the heat vaporizes from the meteor, it creates what we call a "shooting star". The meteorites resemble a black crust in the form of ash on their surface. When a meteorite falls through the atmosphere of the Earth, a thin layer on the outer surface. Metals are made of three minerals: iron-nickel metal, stony minerals olivine and pyroxene. Do you know that millions of meteors travel every day in the atmosphere of the
