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The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 96, September 2009

January 1, 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 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. ?? The Meteoritical Society, 2009.

Publication Year 2009
Title The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 96, September 2009
DOI 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01227.x
Authors M.K. Weisberg, C. Smith, G. Benedix, C.D.K. Herd, K. Righter, H. Haack, A. Yamaguchi, Aoudjehane H. Chennaoui, J. N. Grossman
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title Meteoritics and Planetary Science
Index ID 70035289
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse