2007 Carancas impact event
The Carancas impact event refers to the fall of the Carancas chondritic meteorite on September 15, 2007, near the village of Carancas in Peru, close to the Bolivian border and Lake Titicaca.La Paz Hotels
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2007 Carancas impact event
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: 2007 meteorite strike in Peru
- Category: celestial event
- Location: Peru, South America
Latitude -16.6644° or 16° 39' 52" south | Longitude -69.0439° or 69° 2' 38" west |
OpenStreetMap ID node 2083317194 |
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Also Known As
- Chinese: 卡藍卡斯撞擊事件
- Dutch: Carancas
- English: Carancas impact event
- French: Météorite de Carancas
- German: Carancas
- German: Carancas (Meteorit)
- German: Meteoriteneinschlag von Carancas
- Greek: Μετεωρίτης του Καράνκας
- Greek: Πτώση του μετεωρίτη του Καράνκας
- Japanese: カランカス隕石
- Polish: Carancas
- Polish: Meteoryt peruwiański
- Russian: Перуанский метеорит
- Russian: Перуанский метеороид
- Spanish: Impacto de meteorito en Puno
- Spanish: Impacto de meteorito en puno
- Carancas impact
In the Area
Localities
Landmarks
- Awallamaya LakeLake, 8 km southeast
- Control migratorio BoliviaGovernment office, 9 km north
- Plaza Central de ConchacolloSquare, 9 km southeast
- AduanaGovernment office, 9 km north
- Aduana de BoliviaGovernment office, 9 km north
- Puente Internacional Río DesaguaderoBridge, 9 km north
Other Places
- Río CcallaccameStream, 2 km northeast
- Río Jacha CutijireStream, 2 km southeast
- Río CuijiraStream, 2 km south
- Hito Huanucollo ”P”Boundary marker, 2½ km south
- Hito Cuarenta y Uno Río CutijireBoundary marker, 3 km southwest
- Río CutjireStream, 3 km southwest
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