Campinorte
A find, recorded in 1992 in Brazil · 2 tonnes recovered · Iron, ungrouped
Campinorte ranks 31st 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 third-heaviest. Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 14.258° S, 49.159° W
Rings every 250 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Patrimonio, 590 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1950). In 1992, the year Campinorte entered the record, three meteorites were seen to fall: Mbale in Uganda, Peekskill in the United States, Mihonoseki in Japan.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrimonio | 1950 | L6 | 2.1 kg | 590 km south |
| 2 | Paranaiba | 1956 | L6 | 100 kg | 604 km south-west |
| 3 | Uberaba | 1903 | H5 | 40 kg | 619 km south |
| 4 | Conquista | 1965 | H4 | 20 kg | 645 km south |
| 5 | São Jose do Rio Preto | 1962 | H4 | 927 g | 729 km south |
Campinorte among other finds
In the record, 93 finds carry the label Iron, ungrouped, against four observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron, ungrouped) is N'Goureyma, 5,836 km away in Mali, one of four such falls. Among the other giant finds, Santa Luzia lies closest: 258 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Coahuila (2.1 tonnes) and Henbury (2 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bendegó | Iron, IC | 1784 | 5.4 tonnes |
| 3 | Campinorte | Iron, ungrouped | 1992 | 2 tonnes |
| 4 | Santa Luzia | Iron, IIAB | 1921 | 1.9 tonnes |