Bendegó meteorite

meteorite found in Brazil
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The Bendegó meteorite is an iron meteorite. It was discovered in Brazil.

The meteorite remains one of the most significant extraterrestrial objects found in the country. Its classification as an iron meteorite distinguishes it from other types of meteorites.

Bendegó meteorite

Summary

Bendegó meteorite is an iron meteorite[1]. It draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (iron_meteorite category, ranking #7 of 12).[2]

Key Facts

  • Bendegó meteorite is located in Rio de Janeiro[3].
  • Bendegó meteorite is in the country of Brazil[4].
  • Bendegó meteorite's image is recorded as Bendegó meteorite, front, National Museum, Rio de Janeiro.jpg[5].
  • Bendegó meteorite's instance of is recorded as iron meteorite[6].
  • Bendegó meteorite's location of discovery is recorded as Bahia[7].
  • Bendegó meteorite's collection is recorded as collection of meteorites in the National Museum of Brazil[8].
  • Bendegó meteorite's location is recorded as Museu Nacional[9].
  • Bendegó meteorite's Commons category is recorded as Bendegó meteorite[10].
  • Bendegó meteorite's has part is recorded as iron[11].
  • Bendegó meteorite's has part is recorded as nickel[12].
  • Bendegó meteorite's has part is recorded as cobalt[13].
  • Bendegó meteorite's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1784-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Bendegó meteorite's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -10.116944444444, 'lon': -39.261388888889}[15].
  • Bendegó meteorite's Meteoritical Bulletin Database ID is recorded as 5015[16].
  • Bendegó meteorite's described at URL is recorded as http://www.museunacional.ufrj.br/dir/exposicoes/geologia/geo012.html[17].
  • Bendegó meteorite's described by source is recorded as Q19236885[18].
  • Bendegó meteorite's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+0.65'}[19].
  • Bendegó meteorite's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1.5'}[20].
  • Bendegó meteorite's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+5360'}[21].
  • Bendegó meteorite's Google Knowledge Graph ID is recorded as /g/121dpqgd[22].
  • Bendegó meteorite's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Interwiki Project of Museu Nacional[23].
  • Bendegó meteorite's Museu Nacional ID is recorded as geologia/geo012[24].

Why It Matters

Bendegó meteorite draws 19 Wikipedia views per month (iron_meteorite category, ranking #7 of 12).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . museunacional.ufrj.br. museunacional.ufrj.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . museunacional.ufrj.br. museunacional.ufrj.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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