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| Basic information | Name: Al Rais This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1957 Country: Saudi Arabia Mass:  160 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 2 approved meteorites classified as CR2-an. [show all] Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), and CR chondrites | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 27:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. B. Mason's book, «Meteorites», John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1962, on page 96, mentions a new stony meteorite, carbonaceous chondrite, Al Rais, Arabia; weight 0.16 kg.; fell December 10, 1957. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 27, Moscow (1963)
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Al Madinah, Saudi Arabia This is 1 of 113 approved meteorites from Saudi Arabia (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Rais (In NHM Cat) | ||||||||||||||||