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then recognized by the scientific community in 1854 when it was given its official name “Astrophyllite”

scientists estimate it to have fallen between approximately 4

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Campo del Cielo Meteorite f8d43555b755519e80d40cc3fc2c95c2 then recognized by the scientificThe Campo del Cielo fall occurred in Gran Chaco Gualamba, Argentina, about 500 miles northwest of Buenos Aires. By carbon dating charred wood beneath the meteorite, scientists estimate it to have fallen between approximately 4,000 and 5,000 years ago. This timeframe is consistent with an indigenous oral tradition of iron that fell from heaven, the name being taken from the native term for the crash site, translated as field of the sky. The large area