Patos de Minas | |
Class: | Iron IAB |
Composition: | Co, Ni, Ga, Cu, As, Ir and Au |
Country: | Brazil |
Region: | Minas Gerais |
Lat Long: | -18.5833°N -78°W |
Observed Fall: | No |
Found Date: | 1925 and 2002 |
Tkw: | 218.4 kg |
Image2 Caption: | Patos de Minas meteorite in the National Museum, Rio de Janeiro. |
Patos de Minas is an octahedrite meteorite. It was found in 1925 and 2002 in Patos de Minas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It weighs and has average dimensions of 54×. It is rough, elongated and very weathered.[1]