Advertisement

Advertisement

Allende meteorite

[ ah-yen-dey ]

noun

, Astronomy.
  1. a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite that fell over northern Mexico in 1969: one of the largest recorded falls of a stony meteorite.


Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Allende meteorite1

After Pueblito de Allende, village in Chihuahua, Mexico, near where pieces of it were recovered

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement


Allende GossensAllende, Salvador