Meteorit Bendegó

A Brief Fact About Meteorite Bendegó

Name: Bendegó

Year Found: 1784

Estimated Restoration Location: Canudos, Regisão Geográfida Intermediaária de Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil

Proper Recovery Location: (10,1667, -39.2)

Mass: 536000 grams

Classification: Iron, IC

Discovery Type: Found

Condition: Valid

More Details About Meteorites Bendegó

Meteorit Bendegó was found in 1784 in Canudos, Regisão Geográfita Intermedia de Paulo Afonso, Bahia, Brazil (10.1667, -39.2). This meteor has a mass of 536000 grams.

Bendegó is considered a single-stitched "Valid" meteorite, a common meteorite with average exposure levels, while "relic" is a meteorite that has experienced extreme changes, both as a result of exposure over time and human intervention.

Bendegó's official classification is iron, IC. Iron Meteorite "IC" is a type of meteorite made up mainly of iron and nickel and included in the IC chemistry group. This meteorite is composed mainly of metals frozen from liquid states.

Meteorites Bendegó are meteorites "discovered"; meteorites are classified as "falls" if observed falling and restored, whereas "resurrection" are later discovered, often experiencing exposure to Earth's environment longer and no record of sightings when it fell.

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