Santa Luzia
A find, recorded in 1921 in Brazil · 1.9 tonnes recovered · Iron, IIAB
Santa Luzia ranks 32nd 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 fourth-heaviest. Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 16.267° S, 47.950° W
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Patrimonio, 369 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1950). In 1921, the year Santa Luzia entered the record, eight meteorites were seen to fall: Tuan Tuc in Vietnam, Rose City in the United States, Pitts in the United States and five others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Patrimonio | 1950 | L6 | 2.1 kg | 369 km south |
| 2 | Conquista | 1965 | H4 | 20 kg | 401 km south |
| 3 | Uberaba | 1903 | H5 | 40 kg | 404 km south |
| 4 | Paranaiba | 1956 | L6 | 100 kg | 507 km south-west |
| 5 | Ibitira | 1957 | Eucrite-mmict | 2.5 kg | 519 km south-east |
Santa Luzia among other finds
In the record, 101 finds carry the label Iron, IIAB, against six observed falls. The closest fall of the same group (iron IIAB) is Avce, 9,259 km away in Slovenia, one of six such falls. Among the other giant finds, Campinorte lies closest: 258 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Zhaoping (2 tonnes) and Ghubara (1.8 tonnes).
| Rank | Find | Class | Recorded | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Campinorte | Iron, ungrouped | 1992 | 2 tonnes |
| 4 | Santa Luzia | Iron, IIAB | 1921 | 1.9 tonnes |
| 5 | Nova Petropolis | Iron, IIIAB | 1967 | 305 kg |