The National Museum of Brazil collections include an exhibition of meteorites discovered in Brazil and other countries.[1]
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One of the most important meteorites that was on display is the Bendegó meteorite, which weighs over 5,000 kg and was discovered in 1784.[2] It survived the fire that destroyed the museum in 2018, sustaining no major damage.[3]
Image | Name | Type | Find location | Year | TKW | Notes |
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Avanhandava | Chondrite | Avanhandava, São Paulo, Brazil | 1952 | 9.33 kg (20.6 lb) | Mostly composed of iron (27.15%) and olivine (17.3%).[4] |
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Bendegó | Iron meteorite | Bahia, Brazil | 1784 | 5,360 kg (11,820 lb) | It is the biggest iron meteorite ever found in Brazilian soil.[5] |
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Brenham | Pallasite | Kansas, United States | 1882 | 4,300 kg (9,500 lb) | |
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Campos Sales | Chondrite | Ceará, Brazil | 1991 | 23.68 kg (52.2 lb) | [6] |
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Carlton | Siderite | Hamilton County, Texas, United States | 1887 | 81.2 kg (179 lb) | [7] |
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Glen Rose | Iron | Glen Rose, Texas, United States | 1934 | 11 kg (24 lb) | |
Henbury | Siderite | Australia | 1922 | 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) | [8] | |
Krasnojarsk | Pallasite | Russia | 1749 | 700 kg (1,500 lb) | [9] | |
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Pará de Minas | Siderite | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 1934 | 112 kg (247 lb) | |
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Patos de Minas | Octahedrite | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 1925 | 218.4 kg (481 lb) | Composed of iron and nickel.[10] |
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Pirapora | Siderite | Minas Gerais, Brazil | 1888 | 6.18 kg (13.6 lb) | Composed of iron and nickel.[11] |
Santa Catharina | Siderite | Santa Catarina, Brazil | 1875 | 7,000 kg (15,000 lb) | [12] | |
São João Nepomuceno | Siderite | São João Nepomuceno, Brazil | 1960 | 15.3 kg (34 lb) | [13] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Exposições" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Sears, P M (1963). "Recovery of the Bendego Meteorite". Meteoritics. 2 (1): 22–23. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
- ^ "Bendegó: el meteorito que resistió las llamas del incendio del Museo Nacional de Brasil". BioBioChile - La Red de Prensa Más Grande de Chile (in Spanish). 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Avanhadava" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Bendegó" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Campos Sales" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Carlton" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Henbury" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Krasnojarsk" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Meteorito" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Pirapora" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ "São João Napomuceno" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.