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The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 96, September 2009
Author(s) -
Weisberg Michael K.,
Smith Caroline,
Benedix Gretchen,
Herd Christopher D. K.,
Righter Kevin,
Haack Henning,
Yamaguchi Akira,
Aoudjehane Hasnaa Chennaoui,
Grossman Jeffrey N.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
meteoritics and planetary science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.09
H-Index - 100
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 1086-9379
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.2009.tb01227.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , geology , chondrite , asteroid , astrobiology , physical geography , earth science , geography , physics
— 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.