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Bowesmont (b)
Basic information Name: Bowesmont (b)
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1972
Country: United States
Mass:help 1300 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 83  (1999)  L5
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8890 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
Data from:
  MB83
  Table 2
  Line 3:
Date:1972
Latitude:48°47'N
Longitude:97°21'W
Mass (g):1.3 kg
Class:L5
Classifier:
Type spec mass (g):59.6
Main mass:MPI
Institutions
   and collections		 MPI: Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Abteilung Kosmochemie, Postfach 3060, D-55020 Mainz, Germany; Website (institutional address; updated 7 Nov 2015)
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 83, MAPS 34, A169-A186 (1999)
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (48° 47'N, 97° 21'W)
     Recommended::   (48° 47'N, 97° 21'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 11 approved meteorites from North Dakota, United States (plus 2 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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