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Meteorite Pará de Minas

Museu Nacional

Museu Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The sample shows the structure of Widamanstatten, typical of metallic meteorites when attacked by acid. This structure is formed as a result of very slow cooling - about 1 ° C every 1 million years - at the core of a planetary body probably similar to Earth's.

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  • Title: Meteorite Pará de Minas
  • Creator Lifespan: -1000000000/2000
  • Rights: Copyright © 2017 Museu Nacional/UFRJ
  • Setor: Meteorítica
  • Area de Conhecimento: Geologia
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