Database stats: 42532 valid meteorite names; 12009 provisional names; 5338 full-text writeups. News feed for newly approved meteorites: Data sources: • The Catalogue of Meteorites: 2002 June (current through Met. Bull 87). • MetBase: v7.2 (current through Met. Bull. 89). • Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter: through 35(1), 2012 February. • Meteorite Newsletter (NIPR): through v.20, 2011 March. • Meteoritical Bulletin: through Met. Bull. 98, 2010. • Meteoritical Bulletin: 99 and 100 (2011): Meteorites approved through 16 May 2012. • Provisional names: Provisional names from Africa and Oman (through mid 2010) plus those contained within the above sources are entered. • Earth Impact Database: 1 January 2011. Other tools: Use the Meteorite Name Checking Utility to check multiple names at once, e.g., as an aid for manuscript submission. View a list of Dense Collection Areas. Use the Meteorite Mapping Utility to see all meteorites in a geographic area.
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