{"id":29720,"date":"2016-09-14T09:15:50","date_gmt":"2016-09-14T13:15:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/?p=29720"},"modified":"2016-09-20T08:00:54","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T12:00:54","slug":"massive-30-ton-meteorite-worth-nearly-12-million-unearthed-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awesomejelly.com\/massive-30-ton-meteorite-worth-nearly-12-million-unearthed-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Massive 30-Ton Meteorite Worth Nearly $12 Million Unearthed In Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 10, scientists found the largest recorded meteorite since Hoba\u00a0(60-tons) weighing in at 30-tons in northern Argentina in an area known as Campo del Cielo or \u201cField of Heaven.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Gancedo meteorite is the second-largest ever found and was discovered 674 miles north of Buenos Aires.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists believe it landed there during a shower of metallic meteorites containing 100 tons of space debris which fell to Earth 4,000 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Some estimate the meteorite to be worth as much as $10-$12 million.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-video\"><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/rumble.com\/embed\/vdjfj\/#?secret=Zp4D2WEPVX\" data-secret=\"Zp4D2WEPVX\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Massive 30,800 kilo meteorite gets unearthed in Argentina\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Like<\/span>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Share\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">\u272a <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Be\u00a0Awesome<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (7.4.18) simplesharebuttons.com --><div id=\"ssba-classic-2\" class=\"ssba ssbp-wrap left ssbp--theme-1\"><div style=\"text-align:left\"><span class=\"ssba-share-text\">Like it? 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