Santa Catharina
A find, recorded in 1875 in Brazil · 7 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB-ung
Santa Catharina ranks 15th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). No other find recorded in Brazil is heavier; 34 finds there have complete records. Only one observed fall recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 26.217° S, 48.600° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Rio Negro, 120 km to the west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1934). In 1875, the year Santa Catharina entered the record, six meteorites were seen to fall: Homestead in the United States, Sitathali in India, Mornans in France and three others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Negro | 1934 | L4 | 1.3 kg | 120 km west |
| 2 | Mafra | 1941 | L3-4 | 600 g | 133 km west |
| 3 | Marilia | 1971 | H4 | 2.5 kg | 461 km north |
| 4 | Santa Barbara | 1873 | L4 | 400 g | 462 km south-west |
| 5 | Iguaracu | 1977 | H5 | 1.2 kg | 468 km north-west |
Santa Catharina among other finds
In the record, 38 finds carry the label Iron, IAB-ung, against three observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IAB) is Bogou, 6,850 km away in Burkina Faso, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Santa Luzia lies closest: 1,108 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Cranbourne (8.6 tonnes) and Bendegó (5.4 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Catharina | Iron, IAB-ung | 1875 | 7 tonnes |
| 2 | Bendegó | Iron, IC | 1784 | 5.4 tonnes |