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COLLECTION
Meteorite Name: Carancas
Location: Peru
Classification: H4-5 Chondrite
Witnessed Fall: Yes
Date and Time: September 15, 2007
TKW: ~ 10 kilograms
Remarks:
The Carancas impact crater represents the most epic chondritic collision known. This fresh, pristine specimen was recovered by a local Peruvian at the crater site shortly after the event, and the vast majority of the recovered material is either dust or very small fragments.

The definitive paper on this spectacular event can be viewed here.
   
Collection Photos
 
37.066 gram crusted individual
37.066 gram crusted individual
 
37.066 gram individual (reverse angle as featured on the cover of Tähdet Ja Averuus magazine in Finland)
37.066 gram individual
(reverse angle as featured on the cover of Tähdet Ja Averuus magazine in Finland)
 
37.066 gram individual (reverse angle as featured in the article inside the same European astronomy magazine)
37.066 gram individual
(reverse angle as featured in the article inside the same European astronomy magazine)
 
The only known chondritic impact crater on Earth, at Carancas, Peru (66' wide x 18' deep)
The only known chondritic impact crater on Earth, at Carancas, Peru (66' wide x 18' deep)
 
Image of smoke train taken shortly after the impact
Image of smoke train taken shortly after the impact
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