Gancedo
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Gancedo | |
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Municipality and village | |
Country | Argentina |
Province | Chaco Province |
Time zone | UTC−3 (ART) |
Gancedo is a village and municipality in Chaco Province in northern Argentina.[1]
In September 2016, a huge meteorite – the second largest ever found – was exhumed near the town. It weighed 30 tonnes and fell to Earth around 2000 BC.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
- ^ "World's second-largest meteorite 'Gancedo' discovered in Argentina". ABC. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.