Case file · Cosmic event
Angra dos Reis meteorite
In January 1869 a stone meteorite fell into the bay at Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro. Divers recovered pieces, and it gave its name to the 'angrites', a rare group of very old volcanic meteorites.
1869 CE · -23.01, -44.32 · status: official
The account
Angrites are among the oldest igneous rocks known, about 4.56 billion years old. Most of the Angra dos Reis stone is now lost, and pieces were held at Rio's National Museum.