A rare type of meteorite, typically dark and containing silicate minerals, named after the Angra dos Reis meteorite that fell in Brazil.
Named from Angra dos Reis ('cove of the kings'), a Brazilian city where a significant meteorite fell in 1869. The meteorite was so unique that scientists created a new classification category named after its location.
The Angra dos Reis meteorite that fell on Brazil's coast in 1869 turned out to be so chemically different from other space rocks that it created an entirely new meteorite category, proving that one cosmic crash can reshape science.
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