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| Basic information | Name: Numakai This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1925 Country: Japan Mass:  363 g | ||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 6556 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) | ||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 16 Sep 2014: Published note on fall date | ||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB online:
Numakai 43° 20'N, 141° 52'E Hokkaido, Japan Fell: 1925 Classification: Ordinary chondrite (H4) History: New research by Owada et al. (2014) shows that the fall date of the Numakai meteorite was 4 Sept 1925. This replaces the date of 5 Sept 1925 published in other sources. | ||||||||||||
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| References: | Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Hokkaido, Japan (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 58 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||
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