The Bacubirito meteorite is the largest meteorite found in Mexico, the third largest in the Americas and the sixth largest in the world. Found in 1863 by the geologist Gilbert Ellis Bailey in the village of Ranchito near the town of Sinaloa de Leyva, it is an iron meteorite weighing between 20 and 22 tonnes. It measures 4.25 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 1.75 meters high. In 1959 the meteorite was moved from its original site to the Centro Cívico Constitución, in Culiacán. In 1992 it was again moved to the Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, where it is currently on display.
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| - Meteorito de Bacubirito (es)
- Bacubirito meteorite (en)
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| - The Bacubirito meteorite is the largest meteorite found in Mexico, the third largest in the Americas and the sixth largest in the world. Found in 1863 by the geologist Gilbert Ellis Bailey in the village of Ranchito near the town of Sinaloa de Leyva, it is an iron meteorite weighing between 20 and 22 tonnes. It measures 4.25 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 1.75 meters high. In 1959 the meteorite was moved from its original site to the Centro Cívico Constitución, in Culiacán. In 1992 it was again moved to the Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, where it is currently on display. (en)
- El meteorito de Bacubirito es un meteorito compuesto mayoritariamente de hierro que fue encontrado en , México en 1863. Es el quinto más grande encontrado en el mundo, y el segundo en América, solo por detrás del Meteorito El Chaco. Está expuesto en el Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, México. (es)
- O Meteorito de Bacubirito é um meteorito composto principalmente de ferro que foi encontrado em , México, em 1863. É o quinto maior encontrado no mundo, e o segundo na América. Ele está exposto no pátio do Centro de Ciências de Sinaloa. (pt)
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| - The Bacubirito meteorite at the Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa (en)
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| - The Bacubirito meteorite is the largest meteorite found in Mexico, the third largest in the Americas and the sixth largest in the world. Found in 1863 by the geologist Gilbert Ellis Bailey in the village of Ranchito near the town of Sinaloa de Leyva, it is an iron meteorite weighing between 20 and 22 tonnes. It measures 4.25 meters long, 2 meters wide, and 1.75 meters high. In 1959 the meteorite was moved from its original site to the Centro Cívico Constitución, in Culiacán. In 1992 it was again moved to the Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, where it is currently on display. (en)
- El meteorito de Bacubirito es un meteorito compuesto mayoritariamente de hierro que fue encontrado en , México en 1863. Es el quinto más grande encontrado en el mundo, y el segundo en América, solo por detrás del Meteorito El Chaco. Está expuesto en el Centro de Ciencias de Sinaloa, México. (es)
- O Meteorito de Bacubirito é um meteorito composto principalmente de ferro que foi encontrado em , México, em 1863. É o quinto maior encontrado no mundo, e o segundo na América. Ele está exposto no pátio do Centro de Ciências de Sinaloa. O seu formato atinge cerca de 4,20 metros de comprimento, 2 metros de largura e 1,75 metros de altura. Desde a sua descoberta foram realizadas diferentes medições para medir a sua massa, a mais recente, realizada em 2012, mostrou um número estimado de 21 toneladas. Ele é composto por materiais densos: 88,94% de ferro, 6,98% de níquel; 0,21% de cobalto; 0,005% de enxofre; 0,154% de fósforo; e vestígios de gálio, germânio e irídio. (pt)
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