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Murchison Downs

Basic information

Name: Murchison Downs
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1925
Country: Australia
Mass: 33 g

Classification
history:

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

This is 1 of 151 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as Iron, ungrouped. [show all]
Search for other: Iron meteorites, Metal-rich meteorites, and Ungrouped irons

Buchwald

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

Entry for Murchison Downs, volume 3, page 866

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Geography:

Australia

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(26° 40'S, 119° 0'E)
Recommended::	(26° 40'S, 119° 0'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters)
This is 1 of 719 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)

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