Campo Del Cielo
The Campo Del Cielo crater field is a group of at least 22 meteorite impact craters situated on the border between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero, 800 kilometres northwest of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The largest and best known crater, located near the village of Chorotis, is 50 meters in diameter. The age is estimated to be less than 4,000 years (Holocene). The meteorite is mainly composed of iron, with 6.68 percent nickel, and small precentages of cobalt, phosphorus and other elements.
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