Back كانيون ديابلو (نيزك) Arabic كانيون ديابلو ARZ Canyon Diablo (Meteorit) German Canyon Diablo (meteorito) Spanish Canyon Diablo (meteoritoa) Basque Canyon Diablo French Meteorit Canyon Diablo ID Canyon Diablo Italian キャニオン・ディアブロ隕石 Japanese Canyon-Diablo LB
| Canyon Diablo | |
|---|---|
&sq=engine&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=engine&lang=en&file=File:Canyon_Diablo_meteorite,_pattern.jpg) Etched slice showing a Widmanstätten pattern | |
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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.