By Sinaloa Science Center
Materia, Sinaloa Science Center Museum
The Sanctuary
The gallery where the Bacubirito is located is called the Sanctuary. It is in the heart of the Museum. In this space, we can meet the optimum temperature and humidity control requirements for its conservation.
It is the longest meteorite ever discovered in the world. It is also the heaviest in Mexico and the sixth with more mass in all the earth. The Bacubirito weighs approximately 21 tons.
A farmer's group found it in 1863 near Bacubirito town in the municipality of Sinaloa - that's why it has that name.
Bacubirito meteoriteSinaloa Science Center
The Bacubirito measures 4 meters long by 2 meters 16 centimeters wide and a height of 64 centimeters.
It has unique composition chemistry (compared to the other meteorites on the planet). Is made up of 88.94% Iron; Nickel 9.6; 0.87% of Cobalt; 0.14 of Phosphorus and some traces of Iridium.
View of the meteoriteSinaloa Science Center
It has a significant deterioration due to being outdoors for several decades. That's the reason why it is sheltered in this sanctuary within the Museum.
Visita al Bacubirito (2020-01-20) by Materia, el Museo del Centro de Ciencias de SinaloaSinaloa Science Center
Materia Logo (2020-01-20) by Materia, Sinaloa Science Center MuseumSinaloa Science Center
The Bacubirito Meteorite is on permanent display inside the Sanctuary of Materia, the Museum of the Sinaloa Science Center
