Canyon Diablo (meteorite) - Fragments

Fragments

There are fragments in the collections of museums around the world including the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. The biggest fragment ever found is the Holsinger Meteorite, weighing 639 kg, now on display in the Meteor Crater Visitor Center on the rim of the crater. Other famous fragments:

  • 360 kg, Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (MNHN), Paris
  • 242.6 kg, Verkamp's Store, Arizona
  • 136 kg, Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.
  • 122 kg, Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles, California.
  • 100 kg, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco.
  • Basket Meteorite (22 kg), Meteor Crater Museum, Arizona.
  • 485 kg, Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand. The largest fragment outside the United States.

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