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Misshof

Basic information

Name: Misshof
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1890
Country: Latvia
Mass: 5.8 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11567 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

Comments:

Revised 13 Jan 2024: corrected coordinates

Writeup

Writeup from MB 113:

Misshof: revised location

Dmitrijs Vorobjovs notes that more accurate coordinates for the Misshof fall are given in Doss Bruno (1891). The correct location is 56°41'N, 24°18.5'E.

Bibliography:

Doss Bruno J.E. (1891) Der Meteorit von Misshof vom 29. März/10. April 1890. Arbeiten des Naturforscher-Vereins zu Riga, Heft 7, 1891, s. 1-90 (link)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 113, in preparation (2024)

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Mike Bandli
Peter Marmet
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Dmitrijs Vorobjovs
Gerald Armstrong
Woreczko Jan & Wadi

Geography:

Latvia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(56° 40'N, 23° 0'E)
Recommended::	(56° 41' 0"N, 24° 18' 30"E)

Note: the NHM and recommended coordinates are 80.2 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Latvia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Baldohn (In NHM Cat)
Mittel-Stuhre (In NHM Cat)

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