Campos Sales meteorite
Campos Sales is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Brazil in 1991. A total of 23.68 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Campos Sales
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1991
- Mass recovered
- 23.68 kg
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 7.0333° S, 40.1667° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Campos Sales
- Parambu LL5 · 107 km away
- Cratheús (1931) Iron, IVA · 202 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 90400 Antarctica · 1990
- Lewis Cliff 88388 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 342 Algeria · 2002
- Lewis Cliff 86138 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 983199 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06404 · 2006
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