World's second largest (30 ton) meteorite unearthed in northern Argentina

[DHEB]

Meteorite lovers here, you might be interested in this news from today:

Un nuevo meteorito hallado en Campo del Cielo se convierte en el segundo más grande del mundo

This is a link to a local newspaper where the discovery took place.

Use Google Translate in case you are not comfortable with Spanish.

Cheers!

Edited September 12, 2016 by Cinco Sauces

[Pete Presland]

That is massive, thanks for sharing the link.

[RichLD]

Nice one, many thanks for the link. The mind boggles!

[michaelmorris]

Thanks for the link.  Great story.

[DHEB]

Today, in same newspaper, with a bit more in depth discussion, photos and commentary showing the challenges faced by the locals:

http://www.diarionorte.com/article/142397/el-notable-hallazgo-del-meteorito-gancedo-de-30800-kilos-reabre-expectativas-de-encontrar-piezas-incluso-mayores

As usual, Google Translate is your friend

Cheers!

Edited September 13, 2016 by Cinco Sauces

[symesie04]

would of been nice to unearth that in my garden (if i had one), bet its worth a small fortune.

[Alien 13]

6 minutes ago, symesie04 said:

would of been nice to unearth that in my garden (if i had one), bet its worth a small fortune.

Me too although I wouldn't have wanted to be around at the time.

Alan