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Bethlehem
Basic information Name: Bethlehem
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1859
Country: United States
Mass:help 13.9 g
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  H
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  H
Recommended:  H    [explanation]

This is 1 of 104 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H.   [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, Ordinary chondrites
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Erik Rutnik   
Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (42° 32'N, 73° 50'W)
     Recommended::   (42° 32'N, 73° 50'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from New York, United States (plus 1 unapproved name)
     This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Albany County (In NHM Cat)
Troy (In NHM Cat)

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