Nova Petropolis meteorite
Nova Petropolis is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIAB, that was found in Brazil in 1967. A total of 305 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Nova Petropolis
- Classification
- Iron, IIIAB
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIAB
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1967
- Mass recovered
- 305 kg
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 29.4333° S, 50.9167° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIAB irons.
Meteorites near Nova Petropolis
- Soledade Iron, IAB-MG · 66 km away
- Porto Alegre Iron, IIIE · 73 km away
- Santa Barbara L4 · 96 km away
Other IIIAB meteorites
- Meteorite Hills 00859 Antarctica · 2000
- Seneca Falls United States · 1850
- Angelica United States · 1916
- Dunganville New Zealand · 1976
- Liangcheng China · 1959
- Northwest Africa 3208 · 2006