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Moctezuma

Basic information

Name: Moctezuma
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1889
Country: Mexico
Mass: 1700 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	IAB
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	IAB-sLL
Recommended:			Iron, IAB-sLL [explanation]

This is 1 of 35 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IAB-sLL. [show all]
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Buchwald

The following entries were found for Moctezuma in Buchwald (1975)
[Buchwald, Vagn F. (1975) Handbook of Iron Meteorites. University of California Press, 1418 pp.]

Entry for Moctezuma, volume 3, page 831

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Corey Kuo

Geography:

Mexico

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(29° 48'N, 109° 40'W)
Recommended::	(29° 48'N, 109° 40'W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 9 approved meteorites from Sonora, Mexico
This is 1 of 112 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 5 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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