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The first meteorites discovered in Brazil have unusual stories. There are reports that the Macau meteorite shower (seen to fall on 1836) caused massive damages (many oxen and cattle killed and houses destroyed) but only a small pieces of an ordinary chondrite were recuperated.
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After the appearance of a brilliant meteor, followed by detonations, a shower of stones, some said to weigh 1 Lb (450g) to 80 LB (36.3kg), but most of the size of doves' eggs, fell near the mouth of the river Assu, killing several cattle, F.Berthou (1837); O.A.Derby (1888). Listed, N. Vidal (1936).
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The Macau (H5) meteorite fell in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, on the 11th November, 1836.
A total mass of 1500 g was recovered.

5° 12'S, 36° 40'W



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