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Morro do Rocio
Basic information Name: Morro do Rocio
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1928
Country: Brazil
Mass:help 369 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H5
Recommended:  H5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 11487 approved meteorites (plus 22 unapproved names) classified as H5.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Brazil
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (27°S, 51°W)
     Recommended::   (27°S, 51°W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Santa Catarina, Brazil (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 87 approved meteorites from Brazil (plus 6 unapproved names) (plus 7 impact craters)
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