[meteorite-list] The World's Second Largest Meteorite

[Sterling K. Webb]

Hi, Rob,

There are several "tons." There's 
the English or "short" Ton, the 
unit of weight in the avoirdupois 
system equal to 2,000 pounds 
(907.18 kg) in the United States 
(the short ton) and 2,240 pounds 
(1,016.05 kg) in Britain (the long 
ton). The metric ton used in most 
other countries is 1,000 kg, which 
is equivalent to 2,204.6 pounds 
avoirdupois. And just in case 
you want to go crazy there are 
other weight system pounds than 
the avoirdupois one.

Biggest Campo is always Number 
Two until they find one bigger 
than Hoba! I just take these 
Argentines word for it that this 
Campo is bigger than the previous 
record-holder, which makes it 
Meteorite Number Two... as reported 
by a Chinese newspaper!

Sterling
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-----Original Message-----
From: Rob Wesel [mailto:nakhladog at comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2016 12:41 AM
To: Sterling K. Webb; meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] The World's Second Largest Meteorite

I have seen this in the news a few times today. Amazing find but I'm
confused.

This new find is 34 tons.

El Chaco weighs in at 37 tons and Hoba has them beat at 66.

I missing a metric conversion in reference to El Chaco?

Referencing the book
The Campo Del Cielo Meteorites, Vol. II, Chaco Guillermo Faivovich and
Nicolas Goldberg
2012
Page 45


Rob Wesel
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From: "Sterling K. Webb via Meteorite-list" 
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Sent: Monday, September 12, 2016 9:52 PM
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Subject: [meteorite-list] The World's Second Largest Meteorite

> List,
>
> A 34-ton iron has been found
> in the Campo del Cielo region
> of Argentina:
> http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=332776
>
> The meteorite was found on
> Sept. 10 in the town of Gancedo,
> 1,085 km north of Buenos Aires,
> Mario Vesconi, president of the
> Astronomy Association of Chaco,
> told the daily newspaper Clarin."
>
> "While we hoped for weights above
> what had been registered, we did
> not expect it to exceed 30 [metric]
> tons," Vesconi noted, adding that
> "the size and weight [about 68,000
> pounds] surprised us."
>
> "The meteorite will be weighed
> again to ensure an accurate
> measurement. The largest
> meteorite ever found is Hoba,
> weighing 66 tons, in Namibia."
>
> See also:
> http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2016/sep/12/30-ton-meteor-discovered-
> in-arg
> entina-at-ancient-m/
>
>
> Sterling K. Webb
>
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