Meteorite falls in Brazil
Brazil has 22 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the tenth-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Putinga (300 kg, 1937). The earliest is Macau in 1836. The most recent is Varre-Sai in 2010.
- Median recovered mass
- 2.1 kg
- Different class labels
- 11
- Falls with their own page
- 3
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 22, four are dated before 1900 and 12 are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1950s, with four falls. The median distance from a fall in Brazil to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 109 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Chajari in Argentina, 520 km from Putinga.
What fell in Brazil
The most common class is H4 (five falls), followed by H5 (4). Together the falls recorded in Brazil recovered 524 kg.
- L chondrites 8
- H chondrites 10
- LL chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 2
- Other achondrites 1
Every fall in Brazil
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1836 | Macau | H5 | 1.5 kg |
| 1869 | Angra dos Reis (stone) | Angrite | 1.5 kg |
| 1873 | Santa Barbara | L4 | 400 g |
| 1879 | Itapicuru-Mirim | H5 | 2 kg |
| 1903 | Uberaba | H5 | 40 kg |
| 1908 | Sete Lagoas | H4 | 350 g |
| 1923 | Serra de Magé | Eucrite-cm | 1.8 kg |
| 1934 | Rio Negro | L4 | 1.3 kg |
| 1937 | Putinga | L6 | 300 kg |
| 1941 | Mafra | L3-4 | 600 g |
| 1950 | Patrimonio | L6 | 2.1 kg |
| 1952 | Avanhandava | H4 | 9.3 kg |
| 1956 | Paranaiba | L6 | 100 kg |
| 1957 | Ibitira | Eucrite-mmict | 2.5 kg |
| 1962 | São Jose do Rio Preto | H4 | 927 g |
| 1965 | Conquista | H4 | 20 kg |
| 1967 | Parambu | LL5 | 2 kg |
| 1971 | Marilia | H4 | 2.5 kg |
| 1972 | Ipiranga | H6 | 7 kg |
| 1977 | Iguaracu | H5 | 1.2 kg |
| 1991 | Campos Sales | L5 | 24 kg |
| 2010 | Varre-Sai | L5 | 2.5 kg |