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Moorleah

Basic information

Name: Moorleah
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1930
Country: Australia
Mass: 8.89 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	L6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	L6
Recommended:			L6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 12780 approved meteorites (plus 11 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(40° 59'S, 145° 36'E)
Recommended::	(40° 58' 30"S, 145° 36' 0"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Tasmania, Australia
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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