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

• National Museum of Brazil

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.