Cranbourne meteorite, Large meteorite cluster in Devon Meadows, Victoria, Australia.

The Cranbourne meteorite is a large meteorite cluster in Devon Meadows, Victoria, consisting of thirteen fragments ranging from 23 to 3,550 kilograms. These pieces are spread across a 25-kilometer strewnfield between Pearcedale and Pakenham in southeastern Victoria.

The first fragment was discovered in 1853 and held the record as the largest iron meteorite in the world at that time, before additional pieces were found between 1853 and 2008. These discoveries revealed that the original piece was part of a much larger shower.

Replicas of the Cranbourne meteorites are displayed in a park in Cranbourne, while the originals are scattered across museums in Australia, England and the United States. The 13 fragments were all found by chance during railway and road building or field work; no systematic search has ever been carried out.

The Bruce Meteorite (Cranbourne 1, 3,550 kg) went to London in 1865 but, as of 2026, is not on display at the Natural History Museum. The Abel Meteorite (Cranbourne 2, 1,525 kg) was returned to Melbourne in 1865 and is held by Museums Victoria; Cranbourne 10, 915 kg, is on display at Melbourne Museum. Replicas of the Cranbourne meteorites stand in a park in Cranbourne.

These meteorites contain such high iron concentrations that they are extremely dense and were initially mistaken for tree stumps by early settlers. This confusion delayed their recognition and made later discoveries all the more surprising.