Avanhandava (meteorite)

Avanhandava
Avanhandava
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	H4
Country	Brazil
Region	São Paulo
Coordinates	21°27′37″S 49°57′3″W / 21.46028°S 49.95083°W
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	1952
TKW	9.33 kg
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Avanhandava is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth in 1952 in São Paulo, Brazil.^[2] It is classified as H4-ordinary chondrite.^[1] A total of 9.33 kilograms (20.6 lb) of this meteorite was collected after it broke up during its impact with the Earth.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Avanhandava
^ 68th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2005), Chondrule Magnetic Conglomerate Test of Avanhandava H4 Chondrite (T. Kohout and L. J. Pesonen, p.5202
^ The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System

[metbull-1] Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Avanhandava

[2] 68th Annual Meteoritical Society Meeting (2005), Chondrule Magnetic Conglomerate Test of Avanhandava H4 Chondrite (T. Kohout and L. J. Pesonen, p.5202

[3] The Smithsonian/NASA Astrophysics Data System

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