The Latest Worldwide Meteor/Meteorite News: 5th International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics 2012

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Marcelo de Oliveira Souza, Campos do Goytacaçes, Clube de Astronomia Louis Cruls, CEFET
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Meteorites of Brazil- An Overview
Presentation notes by Dirk Ross
The 5th International Meeting of Astronomy and Astronautics-

Brazil Conference 2012, held in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, on April 19-21, 2012.

Meteorites of Brazil
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Meteorite Falls of Brazil
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Brazil Meteorite Falls by State Ranking

Minas Gerais 5 Falls

Parana 3 Falls

Sao Paulo 3 Falls

Ceara 2 Falls

Rio de Janeiro 2 Falls

Rio Grande do Sul 2 Falls

Mato Grosso do Sul 1 Fall

Santa Catarina 1 Fall

Rio Grande do Norte 1 Fall

Pernambuco 1 Fall

Maranhao 1 Fall

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Total 22 Meteorite Falls

Brazil

Meteorite Finds by State Ranking

Minas Gerais 15 Finds

Bahia 5 Finds

Goias 5 Finds

Rio Grande do Sul 5 Finds

Santa Catarina 3 Finds

Ceara 1 Find

Maranhao 1 Find

Para 1 Find

Rio de Janeiro 1 Find

Parana 0

Sao Paulo 0

Mato Grosso do Sul 0

Rio Grande do Norte 0

Pernambuco 0

Unknown

Brazil

Location 3 Finds

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Total 40 Meteorite Finds

Brazil

Meteorites Total by State Ranking

Minas Gerais 15 Finds/5Falls Total 20

Rio Grande do Sul 5 Finds /2 Falls Total 7

Bahia 5 finds/ 0 Falls Total 5

Goias 5 Finds/ 0 Fall Total 5

Santa Catarina 3 Finds/ 1 Fall Total 4

Ceara 1 Find /2 Falls Total 3

Parana 0 Finds/3 Falls Total 3

Sao Paulo 0 Finds /3 Falls Total 3

Rio de Janeiro 1 Find /2 Falls Total 3

Maranhao 1 Find/ 1 Fall Total 2

Mato Grosso do Sul 0 Find/ 1 Fall Total 1

Rio Grande do Norte 0 Find/ 1 Fall Total 1

Pernambuco 0 Find/ 1 Fall Total 1

Para 1 Find/ 0 Fall Total 1

Unknown

Brazil

Location Total 3

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40 Finds/ 22Falls

Total 62 Meteorites

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Reference

Meteoritical Bulletin Database http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php

Brazilian Meteorites -

62 Meteorites… including 22FALLS…. 40FINDS ---- 4 -5 Impact Craters

Stony…31…OC27…1Angrite…2Eucrite…1NAK Martian

Irons….30

Stony Irons…1PAL

Approximately 1/3 of Brazils meteorites have be found in Minas Gerais State 21 mets. A reason for the high number of finds is due to mining activities and miners searching for minerals.

Some Famous Brazilian Mets-

Governador Valadares-find 1958 Martian*Nakalite find 158g

Angra dos Reis –stone-Angrite fell 1869 1500gr

Santa Catharina- 1875 find Iron*IAB-ung -7 Metric Tonnes

Ibitira-1957 fall mnmict Eucrite – 2.5kg

Campos Sales L5 fall 1991 23.68kg

Metric Tons!

1. 7 MT Santa Catharina—Iron Ranks #14 Worlds largest Iron meteorite is Hoba at 66T.

2. 5.36 MT Bengego—Iron Ranks #17

3. 2 MT Campinorte--Iron

4. 1.92 MT Santa Luzia--Iron

Kilograms!