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Derrick Peak 88023
Basic information Name: Derrick Peak 88023
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: DRP 88023
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1988
Country: Antarctica [Collected by New Zealand Antarctic Research Programme]
Mass:help 76 g
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 71  (1991)  IIB
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  IIAB
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  IIB
Recommended:  Iron, IIAB    [explanation]

This is 1 of 148 approved meteorites classified as Iron, IIAB.   [show all]
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Writeup from MB 71:
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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 71, Meteoritics 26, 255-262 (1991)
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     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (80° 5'S, 156° 25'E)
     Recommended::   (80° 4'S, 156° 23'E)
Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 2 km apart

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     This is 1 of 44400 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 3802 unapproved names)
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