Asteroid Core - Iron Meteorite Fragments - Meteorite Campo del Cielo - Field of Heaven - Height: 156 mm - Width: 132 mm - 4129 g

Campo del Cielo is a region in Argentina, a fairly large territory where a large meteorite, estimated to weigh 840,000 kg, crashed and shattered upon contact with the Earth's atmosphere. This impact, which occurred over 4,000 years ago, caused the iron meteorite to disintegrate into so many pieces that the fragments are still found in the area today.

Probably, the very name of the territory (Campo del Cielo is used internationally) derives from the fact that a 'piece of sky' fell there, imprinting numerous legends in local myths and folklore. Later, the name came to identify the meteorite itself and the fragments that are now circulating.