Bendegó
A find, recorded in 1784 in Brazil · 5.4 tonnes recovered · Iron, IC
Bendegó ranks 16th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 34 complete find records in Brazil, it is the second-heaviest. Only one observed fall recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 10.117° S, 39.200° W
Rings every 500 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Serra de Magé, 329 km to the north-east, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1923). No observed fall in the record is dated 1784, the year Bendegó entered it.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Serra de Magé | 1923 | Eucrite-cm | 1.8 kg | 329 km north-east |
| 2 | Campos Sales | 1991 | L5 | 24 kg | 359 km north |
| 3 | Parambu | 1967 | LL5 | 2 kg | 462 km north |
| 4 | Macau | 1836 | H5 | 1.5 kg | 614 km north-east |
| 5 | Itapicuru-Mirim | 1879 | H5 | 2 kg | 937 km north-west |
Bendegó among other finds
In the record, nine finds carry the label Iron, IC, and no observed fall does. No observed fall in the record belongs to the iron IC group. Among the other giant finds, Santa Luzia lies closest: 1,168 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Santa Catharina (7 tonnes) and Brenham (4.3 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Catharina | Iron, IAB-ung | 1875 | 7 tonnes |
| 2 | Bendegó | Iron, IC | 1784 | 5.4 tonnes |
| 3 | Campinorte | Iron, ungrouped | 1992 | 2 tonnes |