Campo del Cielo
Helium inflated balloons, Campo del Cielo meteorite
Variable dimensions
2008

The Campo del Cielo (field of sky or heaven) meteorite site was first discovered in 1576 in the Gran Chaco Gualamba region of Argentina, about 500 miles North-Northwest of Buenos Aires. Time of fall estimated by scientists is 4000 to 6000 years ago.
The Campo del Cielo is a polycrystalline coarse octahedrite classified in Group I, 6,68% Nickel,0,43% Cobalt, 0,25% Phosphorus, 87 ppm Gallium, 407 ppm Germanium, 3,6 ppm Iridium. Almost all of the remaining portion of the meteorite is iron.