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Khmelevka
Basic information Name: Khmelevka
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1929
Country: Russia
Mass:help 6.11 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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Vernadsky Institute, Moscow   
Geography:

Russia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (56° 45'N, 75° 20'E)
     Recommended::   (56° 45'N, 75° 20'E)

Statistics:
     This is the only approved meteorite from Omskaya oblast', Russia
     This is 1 of 156 approved meteorites from Russia (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 19 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Chmelewka (In NHM Cat)
Hmeljevka (From MetBase)
Hmeljovka (In NHM Cat)

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