Portugal meteorite
Portugal is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Portugal in 1796. A total of 4.5 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
- Portugal
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1796
- Mass recovered
- 4.5 kg
- Country
- Portugal
- Coordinates
- 38.5000° N, 8.0000° W
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Portugal
- Monte das Fortes L5 · 58 km away
- Juromenha Iron, IIIAB · 69 km away
- Olivenza LL5 · 85 km away
- Ourique H4 · 102 km away
- Guareña H6 · 174 km away
- Sevilla LL4 · 213 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Castel Berardenga Italy · 1791
- Rockhampton Australia · 1895
- Holetta Ethiopia · 1923
- Wuzhi China · 1931
- Ortenau Germany · 1671
- Dowa Malawi · 1976
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