Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Menow

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Menow

Basic information

Name: Menow
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1862
Country: Germany
Mass: 10.5 kg

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 6415 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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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Gi-po Meteorites
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
André Knöfel
Jay Piatek
MeteoriteCollector.org - MFNB - Berlin
Peter Marmet
Riesgeologie
Volker Heinrich

Geography:

Germany

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(53° 11'N, 13° 9'E)
Recommended::	(53° 11'N, 13° 9'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Brandenburg, Germany
This is 1 of 55 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters)

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Synonyms

Fürstenberg (In NHM Cat)
Klein-Menow (In NHM Cat)
Meno (In NHM Cat)

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