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Bendego
The Bendego meteorite is a large iron meteorite discovered in 1784 near Monte Santo in Bahia, Brazil. Its main mass weighs about 5.36 metric tonnes and was transported to the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro in the late 19th century after an earlier removal attempt failed. It became a prominent object in the museum's collection and survived the institution's destructive 2018 fire because its meta...
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Gibeon
Gibeon is an iron meteorite discovered in Namibia, where fragments were dispersed across a large strewn field before their extraterrestrial origin was recognized. Classified as a IVA fine octahedrite, it displays intersecting bands of iron-nickel minerals known as a Widmanstatten pattern when a polished surface is etched. Gibeon material is used in scientific study and in collections, although the...
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