Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Kochi

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Kochi

Basic information

Name: Kochi
This is NOT an official name: Doubtful meteorite.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1949
Country: Japan
Mass: 1.6 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 8	(1958)	Stone
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Pseudometeorite
Recommended:			Doubtful stone [explanation]

Writeup

Writeup from MB 8:
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KOCHI, Japan. Stone.

Literature: l. Natural Science and Museums. Tokyo, 1953, v.20, No. 3-4, pp. 32-34. /MA-12-614/. 2. Meteoritics, 1955, vol 1, No. 3, pp. 300-303 /MA-13-80-81/. 3. F. Leonard. A Classificational Catalog of the meteoritic falls of the World, 1956, p.8.

Bibliography:

Leonard F.C. (1956) A classificational catalog of the meteoritic falls of the world. University of California Press, Berkeley, (link)

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)

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Geography:

Japan

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(33° 32' 42"N, 133° 32' 53"E)
Recommended::	(33° 32' 42"N, 133° 32' 53"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.9 m apart

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