Casimiro de Abreu meteorite
Casimiro de Abreu is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Brazil in 1947. A total of 25 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Casimiro de Abreu
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1947
- Mass recovered
- 25 kg
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 22.4667° S, 42.2167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Casimiro de Abreu
- São João Nepomuceno Iron, IVA-an · 131 km away
- Varre-Sai L5 · 187 km away
- Angra dos Reis (stone) Angrite · 222 km away
- Barbacena Iron, ungrouped · 225 km away
- Itutinga Iron, IIIAB · 282 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Durango · 1804
- Lismore Australia · 1959
- Northwest Africa 4707 · 2006
- Thunda Australia · 1881