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| Basic information | Name: Mihonoseki This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1992 Country: Japan Mass:  6.38 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 12058 approved meteorites (plus 6 unapproved names) classified as L6. [show all] Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 75:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. Mihonoseki Mihonoseki-mach, Yatsuka-gun, Shimane-ken, Japan Fell 1992 December 10, 21:00 Japanese standard time Ordinary chondrite (L6) During a thunderstorm the meteorite fell through the roof of the two-story house of Mr. M. Matsumoto in 117 Sozu, town of Mihonoseki. It penetrated two floors and was found the next day under the house near a small hole in the ground, one individual weighing 6.38 kg. A fireball was observed before by many eye-witnesses in Wakayama, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures and Shikoku Island. Two observers noted as the time of the fireball passage 20:58 and 20:59, respectively. Research material and PTS, analysis and classification, olivine Fa25.5 ± 0.3, pyroxene Fs21.3 ± 0.4 (0.8% CaO), Masako Shima and Akihiko Okada, National Science Museum, 7-20 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo. The main mass will later be returned to the owner, Mr. Matsumoto. Information, M. Shim a. Cosmogenic radionuclides, Shima et al. (1993). | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 75, Meteoritics 28, 692-703 (1993)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 7 approved meteorites from Chugoku, Japan This is 1 of 57 approved meteorites from Japan (plus 12 unapproved names) | ||||||||||||||||
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