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.
Brazil Meteorite Falls by State Ranking
Parana 3 Falls
Sao Paulo 3 Falls
Rio de Janeiro 2 Falls
Rio Grande do Sul 2 Falls
Rio Grande do Norte 1 Fall
Brazil Meteorite Finds by State Ranking
Bahia 5 Finds
Rio Grande do Sul 5 Finds
Para 1 Find
Rio de Janeiro 1 Find
Parana 0
Sao Paulo 0
Rio Grande do Norte 0
Brazil Meteorites Total by State Ranking
Rio Grande do Sul 5 Finds /2 Falls Total 7
Bahia 5 finds/ 0 Falls Total 5
Parana 0 Finds/3 Falls Total 3
Sao Paulo 0 Finds /3 Falls Total 3
Rio de Janeiro 1 Find /2 Falls Total 3
Rio Grande do Norte 0 Find/ 1 Fall Total 1
Para 1 Find/ 0 Fall Total 1
2012 THE Year of Meteors!
Meteorites of Brazil (Click on Image to enlarge) v.1 c 2012 Dirk Ross / Google Earth |
Meteorite Falls of Brazil (Click on image to enlarge) v.1 c 2012 Dirk Ross / Google Earth |
Minas Gerais 5 Falls
Ceara 2 Falls
Mato Grosso do Sul 1 Fall
Santa Catarina 1 Fall
Pernambuco 1 Fall
Maranhao 1 Fall
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Total 22 Meteorite Falls
Minas Gerais 15 Finds
Goias 5 Finds
Santa Catarina 3 Finds
Ceara 1 Find
Maranhao 1 Find
Mato Grosso do Sul 0
Pernambuco 0
Unknown Brazil Location 3 Finds
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Total 40 Meteorite Finds
Minas Gerais 15 Finds/5Falls Total 20
Goias 5 Finds/ 0 Fall Total 5
Santa Catarina 3 Finds/ 1 Fall Total 4
Ceara 1 Find /2 Falls Total 3
Maranhao 1 Find/ 1 Fall Total 2
Mato Grosso do Sul 0 Find/ 1 Fall Total 1
Pernambuco 0 Find/ 1 Fall Total 1
Unknown Brazil Location Total 3
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40 Finds/ 22Falls
Total 62 Meteorites
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Reference
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!
5. 628 Kg Itapuranga--Iron
6. 305 Kg Nova Petropolis --Iron
7. 300 Kg Putinga—L6
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Most recent fall- June 19, 2010 Varre-Sai L5 2.5kg
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compiled by 9APR2012 Dirk Ross, Japan
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BRAZILIAN METEORITES
M. E. Zucolotto, L.L. Antonello
67th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2004)
pdf 5089
Books-
Rocks from Space, 1998- by O. Richard Norton
Meteorites and their Parent Bodies, 1999- by Harry Y. McSween
Catalogue of Meteorites 5th Edition, 2000-by Monica M. Grady
The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, 2002-by O. Richard Norton
Brazilian Stone Meteorites, 1980-by Klaus Keil and Celso B. Gomes
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2012 THE Year of Meteors!