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Canyon Diablo (meteorite)
| Canyon Diablo | |
|---|---|
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Canyon-diablo-meteorite.jpg) Canyon Diablo iron meteorite fragment (IAB) 2,641 grams | |
| Type | Iron |
| Structural classification | Coarse Octahedrite |
| Group | IAB-MG |
| Composition | 7.1% Ni; 0.46% Co; 0.26% P; 1% C; 1% S; 80ppm Ga; 320ppm Ge; 1,9ppm Ir |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Coconino County, Arizona |
| Coordinates | 35°03′N 111°02′W / 35.050°N 111.033°W[1] |
| Observed fall | No |
| Fall date | 49000 years ago[2] |
| Found date | 1891 |
| TKW | 30 tonnes |
| Strewn field | Yes |
&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Canyon_Diablo_meteorite,_pattern.jpg) Etched slice showing a Widmanstätten pattern | |
 Related media on Wikimedia Commons | |
The Canyon Diablo meteorite refers to the many fragments of the asteroid that created Meteor Crater (also called Barringer Crater),[3] Arizona, United States. Meteorites have been found around the crater rim, and are named for nearby Canyon Diablo, which lies about three to four miles west of the crater.
- ^ Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Canyon Diablo
- ^ "Spaceguard Foundation UK". Archived from the original on November 17, 2006.
- ^ "Barringer Crater". Oxford Reference. Oxford. Archived from the original on November 17, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
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