Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil

The National Museum of Brazil collections include an exhibition of meteorites discovered in Brazil and other countries.[1]

Exhibition of meteorites in the museum.

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
Avanhandava Chondrite Avanhandava, São Paulo, Brazil 1952 9.33 kg (20.6 lb) Mostly composed of iron (27.15%) and olivine (17.3%).[4]
Bendegó Iron meteorite Bahia, Brazil 1784 5,360 kg (11,820 lb) It is the biggest iron meteorite ever found in Brazilian soil.[5]
Brenham Pallasite Kansas, United States 1882 4,300 kg (9,500 lb)
Campos Sales Chondrite Ceará, Brazil 1991 23.68 kg (52.2 lb) [6]
Carlton Siderite Hamilton County, Texas, United States 1887 81.2 kg (179 lb) [7]
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]
Pará de Minas Siderite Minas Gerais, Brazil 1934 112 kg (247 lb)
Patos de Minas Octahedrite Minas Gerais, Brazil 1925 218.4 kg (481 lb) Composed of iron and nickel.[10]
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

References
  1. "Exposições" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  2. Sears, P M (1963). "Recovery of the Bendego Meteorite". Meteoritics. 2 (1): 22–23. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. "Avanhadava" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. "Bendegó" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. "Campos Sales" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  7. "Carlton" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  8. "Henbury" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  9. "Krasnojarsk" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  10. "Meteorito" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  11. "Pirapora" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  12. "Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  13. "São João Napomuceno" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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