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angrite comparison table
Subject has weather resistance is an instance of has fragmentation probability has fall location has fall date has name has fall description has weather has relative abundance has value has total mass of find has fall coordinate has composition has find date has mass has image has number of find has origin has ablative mass loss
Angra dos Reiswhich depends on its compositionmeteorite fallduring meteor phase which depends on compositionRio de Janeiro, Brazil5:00 am January 20, 1869Angra dos Reiswhat witnesses saw or what was recorded by instrumentsnegligible due to quick recovery of meteorite before corrosion begins higher because the fall was witnessed485755 kg22° 58' S., 44° 19' W.often minerals not found on Earth 1.5 kg
1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimaldirectly proportional to initial velocity
LEW 86010lowangritehigh because it is more friable than iron meteoritestrewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocityrecorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methodsbased on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred  7.1 % of meteorite falls 1606 kgin degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitudesilicates (with very few exceptions)   70asteroidhigh because it is more friable than iron meteorite
LEW 87051lowangritehigh because it is more friable than iron meteoritestrewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocityrecorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methodsbased on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred  7.1 % of meteorite falls 1606 kgin degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitudesilicates (with very few exceptions)   70asteroidhigh because it is more friable than iron meteorite
Sahara 99555which depends on its compositionmeteorite findduring meteor phase which depends on compositionSahara Desertrecorded by eyewitness or inferred from dating methodsSahara 99555 can be severe due to long exposure time to environmental corrosion agents lower because the fall was not witnessed485755 kg often minerals not found on EarthMay 19992.710 kg
1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimaldirectly proportional to initial velocity

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