Varre-Sai meteorite
Varre-Sai is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Brazil in 2010. A total of 2.5 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
- Varre-Sai
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 2010
- Mass recovered
- 2.5 kg
- Country
- Brazil
- Coordinates
- 20.8500° S, 41.7336° 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 Varre-Sai
- São João Nepomuceno Iron, IVA-an · 154 km away
- Casimiro de Abreu Iron, IIIAB · 187 km away
- Governador Valadares Martian (nakhlite) · 224 km away
- Barbacena Iron, ungrouped · 232 km away
- Minas Gerais L6 · 353 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84231 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 88082 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 044 Algeria · 1989
- Lewis Cliff 85317 Antarctica · 1985
- Yamato 982235 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 10068 · 2010