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Raco | |||||||||||||||||
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Basic information | Name: Raco This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1957 Country: Argentina Mass: 5 kg | ||||||||||||||||
Classification history: |
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) | ||||||||||||||||
Writeup |
Writeup from MB 21:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. RACO, village of Raco, department of Tafi, Tucuman province (φ = 26°40' λ = 65°27'W of Greenwich). FALL, November 17, 1957. STONY, chondrite. 1 specimen, weight 5 kg. Source: Letter from L. O. Giacomelli (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to E. L. Krinov, January 20, 1961. | ||||||||||||||||
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References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 21, Moscow (1961)
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Geography: |
Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Tucuman, Argentina This is 1 of 81 approved meteorites from Argentina (plus 9 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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Synonyms: |
Tucuman (In NHM Cat) |