Gancedo

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Municipality and village in Chaco Province, Argentina
Gancedo
Municipality and village
Country Argentina
ProvinceChaco Province
Time zoneUTC−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

  1. ^ Ministerio del Interior (in Spanish)
  2. ^ "World's second-largest meteorite 'Gancedo' discovered in Argentina". ABC. 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
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27°30′S 61°42′W / 27.500°S 61.700°W / -27.500; -61.700