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Fukutomi
Basic information Name: Fukutomi
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1882
Country: Japan
Mass:help 11.62 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Geography:

Japan
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (33° 11'N, 130° 12'E)
     Recommended::   (33° 11'N, 130° 12'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Kyushu, Japan (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 58 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names)
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Synonymshelp: Hiokomo (In NHM Cat)
Hukutomi (In NHM Cat)
Kijima (In NHM Cat)
Kinejima (In NHM Cat)

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