The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 96, September 2009

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 th...

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Main Authors: WEISBERG, M. K., SMITH, C., BENEDIX, G., HERD, C. D. K., RIGHTER, K., HAACK, H., YAMAGUCHI, A., AOUDJEHANE, H. CHENNAOUI, GROSSMAN, J. N.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Meteoritics & Planetary Science Archives 2009
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The Meteoritical Bulletin;No. 96;September 2009
Antarctic
Ash Creek
Antarc*
Antarctica
Online Access:https://journals.uair.arizona.edu/index.php/maps/article/view/15775
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Summary: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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