Porto Alegre meteorite
Porto Alegre is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IIIE, that was found in Brazil in 2005. A total of 200 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Porto Alegre
- Classification
- Iron, IIIE
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IIIE
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 2005
- Mass recovered
- 200 kg
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 30.0331° S, 51.2300° W
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IIIE irons.
Meteorites near Porto Alegre
- Nova Petropolis Iron, IIIAB · 73 km away
- Soledade Iron, IAB-MG · 111 km away
- Santa Barbara L4 · 111 km away
- Putinga L6 · 208 km away
- Lavras do Sul L5 · 270 km away
Other IIIE meteorites
- Paloduro United States · 1935
- Cachiyuyal Chile · 1874
- Tanokami Mountain Japan · 1885
- Northwest Africa 4704 · 2007
- Burlington United States · 1819
- Staunton United States · 1869