Avanhandava (meteorite)
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Observed fall Yes | | |
| Fall date | 1952 | |
| TKW | 9.33 kg | |
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Avanhandava is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth in 1952 in São Paulo, Brazil.[2]
A total of 9.33 kilograms (20.6 lb) of this meteorite was collected after it broke up during its impact with the Earth.[3]
Classification
It is classified as H4-ordinary chondrite.[1]
References
Bibliography
- Paar W. et al. 1976. Revista Brasileira de Geo-ciencias 6: 201–210.
- Kletetschka G. et al. 2003. Meteoritics & Planetary Science 38: 399–405.
- Kohout T. et al. 2004. Physics and Chemistry of the Earth 29: 885–897.
- Lee M. R. and Bland P. A. 2004. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 68: 893–916.
- Terho M. et al. 1993. Studia Geopgysica et Geodaetica 37: 65–82.
See also
- Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil
- Glossary of meteoritics
- Meteorite falls
- Ordinary chondrite
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