By Strange Sounds - Sep 1, 2020
The day money fell from the sky: Hundreds of pieces of meteorite rain down on Brazilian town
Thousands of people have rushed to a remote Santa Filomena in northeastern Brazil after hundreds of chunks of a huge meteorite began to fall ‘like rain’ from the sky.
Up to 200 fragments of the meteorite, which fell on August 19, have been found so far. And there may be much more left.
The biggest piece weighed 40kg and is worth over $26,800 – the same as 10 years’ worth of the average salary in the area – and was found on August 27.
Locals living in the town now refer to the meteorite storm as a ‘miracle‘ and the day when ‘money fell from the sky.’
Most of the biggest rocks were found around the church, further convincing locals that the rare meteorite was ‘sent by God.’
The meteorite is believed to be a rare chondrite which dates back to the origins of the Solar System. Only 1% of meteorites are of this type, and specimens can sell for tens of thousands of dollars. The largest chondrite ever recorded weighs 1,770kg and was recovered from the Jilin meteorite shower of 1976.
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