Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Kesen

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Kesen

Basic information

Name: Kesen
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1850
Country: Japan
Mass: 135 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H4
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6399 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
National Science Museum, Tokyo
unknown
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Alan Mazur
MeteoriteCollector.org - JNSM - Tokyo
METEORITES AUSTRALIA
Phil Schmitz
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Japan

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(38° 59'N, 141° 37'E)
Recommended::	(38° 59'N, 141° 37'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 12 approved meteorites from Tohoku, Japan (plus 1 unapproved name)
This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names)

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Synonyms

Iwate (In NHM Cat)
Okirai (In NHM Cat)

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