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Dawn (a)

Basic information

Name: Dawn (a)
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1981
Country: United States
Mass: 7.68 kg

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H6
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H6
Recommended:			H6 [explanation]

This is 1 of 6825 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as H6. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):	Require SI photo
Search for this meteorite in the Natural History Museum collection (U.K.):	Require NHM photo

References:

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
abibou
Argus Rocks
Bruno Caspirro
Gerald Armstrong
Matteo Chinellato
MeteoriteCollector.org - FCOM - Russ Finney
METEORITICON
Michael S. Scherman
michael sheen
Piotr gural100
Robert Zdancewicz
stephen dunklee
The Wilcox Collection of Meteorites
xeqtr

Geography:

United States

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(34° 51' 36"N, 102° 7' 12"W)
Recommended::	(34° 51' 36"N, 102° 7' 12"W)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 317 approved meteorites from Texas, United States (plus 2 unapproved names) (plus 3 impact craters)
This is 1 of 1927 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)

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