Collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil
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The National Museum of Brazil collections include an exhibition of meteorites discovered in Brazil and other countries.[1]
Exhibition of meteorites in the museum.
One of the most important meteorites that was on display is the Bendegó meteorite, which weighs over 5,000kg and was discovered in 1784.[2] It survived the fire that destroyed the museum in 2018, sustaining no major damage.[3]