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Angra dos Reis Meteorite

Museu Nacional

Museu Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Its fall, in January of 1869, in front of the church of the Bonfim, in the Great Beach, in Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro, was witnessed by Joaquim Carlos Travassos and two of its slaves. The latter recovered two fragments about 2 meters deep, one of which was donated to the National Museum. The meteorite Angra dos Reis gave name to a new group of meteorites, the Angritos, considered the oldest rocks of the solar system.

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  • Title: Angra dos Reis Meteorite
  • Creator Lifespan: 1869/1869
  • Rights: Copyright © 2017 Museu Nacional/UFRJ
  • Setor: Meteorítica
  • Area de Conhecimento: Geologia
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