The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 96, September 2009

Abstract— The Meteoritical Bulletin No. 96 contains a total of 1590 newly approved meteorite names with their relevant data. These include 12 from specific locations within Africa, 76 from northwest Africa, 9 from the Americas, 13 from Asia, 1 from Australia, 2 from Europe, 950 from Antarctica recov...

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Published in:Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Main Authors: Weisberg, Michael K., Smith, Caroline, Benedix, Gretchen, Herd, Christopher D. K., Righter, Kevin, Haack, Henning, Yamaguchi, Akira, Aoudjehane, Hasnaa Chennaoui, Grossman, Jeffrey N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2009
Subjects:
Antarctic
Ash Creek
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01227.x
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Summary:Abstract— The Meteoritical Bulletin No. 96 contains a total of 1590 newly approved meteorite names with their relevant data. These include 12 from specific locations within Africa, 76 from northwest Africa, 9 from the Americas, 13 from Asia, 1 from Australia, 2 from Europe, 950 from Antarctica recovered by the Chinese Antarctic Research Expedition (CHINARE), and 527 from the American Antarctic program (ANSMET). Among these meteorites are 4 falls, Almahata Sitta (Sudan), Sulagiri (India), Ash Creek (United States), and Maribo (Denmark). Almahata Sitta is an anomalous ureilite and is debris from asteroid 2008 TC3 and Maribo is a CM2 chondrite. Other highlights include a lunar meteorite, a CM1 chondrite, and an anomalous IVA iron.

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