阿根廷一小鎮發現世界第二大隕石 重達30噸

Locals in the small Argentinian town of Gancedo were in for a surprise when a massive meteorite was discovered last week.

阿根廷小鎮甘塞多的居民們於上週驚奇地發現了一塊巨型隕石。

The meteorite weighs a massive 30 tonnes, and is the second biggest to have ever been found. The huge rock of space debris will now be re-measured to confirm its size.

據測量，這塊隕石重達30噸，是目前世界上發現的第二大隕石。官方正在重新測量其碎塊，以確定其具體尺寸。

It was found in the town of Gancedo, 674 miles (1,085km) north of the country's capital, Buenos Aires.

這塊隕石是在距離阿根廷首都布宜諾斯艾利斯北部674英里（1085千米）的一個名叫甘塞多的小鎮上發現的。

No indication has yet been given of its width or height.

目前，沒有任何跡象能表明隕石的寬度和重量。

Mario Vesconi, President of the Astronomy Association of Chaco, told Xinhua News Agency: 'We did not expect it to exceed 30 tonnes.'

查科省天文協會會長馬里奧·麥克斯科尼告訴新華社記者：“我們沒料到它能超過30噸。”

He added: 'It was in Campo del Cielo, where a shower of metallic meteorites fell around 4,000 years ago.'

他補充道：“它是在坎普德爾切洛地區被發現，該地區在4000年前曾經發生過一場流星雨。”

The meteor shower took place in a region of Argentina located between the provinces of Chaco and Santiago del Estero.

這場流星雨降落在阿根廷查科省和聖地亞哥·德爾埃斯特羅省之間的地區。

The original space rock weighed an estimated 800 tonnes and hailed from the Main Asteroid Belt located between Mars and Jupiter.

根據推算，這塊隕石來自火星和木星之間的主小行星帶，原始重量達800噸。

It split into multiple meteorites that branched out over an area of approximately 124 square miles (320 square kilometres).

它現在已碎裂成多塊隕石，分散在周圍124平方英里（320平方千米）的區域內。

The Hoba Meteorite of Namibia weighs 66 tons and is the largest meteorite ever found.

發現於納米比亞的霍巴隕石重達66噸，是目前發現的最大的隕石。