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Kloster Schefftlar
Basic information Name: Kloster Schefftlar
     This is NOT an official name: Doubtful meteorite.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1722
Country: Germany
Classification
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MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  Pseudometeorite
Recommended:  Doubtful meteorite    [explanation]

Comments: Revised 19 Dec 2015: Updated coordinates
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Kloster Schefftlar, updated coordinates and synonym

Chladni (1819) reported that this meteorite fell near Kloster Schäftlarn.  The correct coordinates for this location are 47°58'43"N, 11°28'E.  Information provided by Konrad Wolfram, Dec. 16, 2015.
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Germany
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (48° 24'N, 11° 44'E)
     Recommended::   (47° 58' 43"N, 11° 28' 0"E)
Note: the NHM and recommended coordinates are 50.9 km apart
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Synonymshelp: Kloster Schäftlarn (Modern spelling of name)
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