Meteorite Canyon Diablo

A Brief Fact of Diablo's Canyon Meteorite

Name: Canyon Diablo

Year Found: 1891

Estimated Restoration Location: Coconino County, Arizona, United States

Proper Restoration: (35.05, -11,03333)

Mass: 30,000,000 grams

Classification: iron, IAB-MG

Discovery Type: Found

Condition: Valid

Further Details of the Diablo Canyon Meteorite

Meteorite Canyon Diablo was discovered in 1891 in Coconino County, Arizona, United States (35.05, -11,03333), which had a mass of 30 billion grams.

Diablo Canyon is considered a "Valid" meteorite, a Valid meteor is a common meteorite with average exposure levels, while "relic" is a meteorite that has experienced extreme changes, both as a result of exposure over time and human intervention.

The official classification of Diablo Canyon is iron, IAB-MG, classification of "Besi, IAB-MG" refers to an iron meteorite that is included in the main group (MG) in the IAB complex. Iron meteorites consist mainly of metal and nickel frozen from liquid conditions, and the IAB complex includes these meteorite groups, with the main group becoming one of them.

The meteorite Canyon Diablo is the meteorite "found"; meteorites are described as "falling" if observed falling and restored, whereas "research" is what was discovered later, often experiencing exposure to Earth's environment longer and no record of sightings when it fell.

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