Collection_of_meteorites_in_the_National_Museum_of_Brazil

Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil

Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil

Meteorite collection in 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]

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References

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    "Exposições" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    Sears, P M (1963). "Recovery of the Bendego Meteorite". Meteoritics. 2 (1): 22–23. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "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.
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    "Avanhadava" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    "Bendegó" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    "Pirapora" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    "Santa Catarina" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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    "São João Napomuceno" (in Portuguese). National Museum of Brazil. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
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