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Governador Valadares
Basic information Name: Governador Valadares
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1958
Country: Brazil
Mass:help 158 g
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  Martian (nakhlite)
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Nakhlite
Recommended:  Martian (nakhlite)    [explanation]

This is 1 of 32 approved meteorites classified as Martian (nakhlite).   [show all]
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Geography:

Brazil
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (18° 51'S, 41° 57'W)
     Recommended::   (18° 51'S, 41° 57'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 22 approved meteorites from Minas Gerais, Brazil (plus 2 unapproved names)
     This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)
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