Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Asuka 87329

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Asuka 87329

Basic information

Name: Asuka 87329
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: A-87329
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1987
Country: Antarctica [Collected by National Institute of Polar Research, Japan]
Mass: 203 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Stone
NIPR Catalogue:	2000 Edition	(2000)	H
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H4
Recommended:			H4 [explanation]

This is 1 of 5990 approved meteorites (plus 2 unapproved names) classified as H4. [show all]
Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)

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References:

Published in Meteorite Newsletter 10(1) (2001), NIPR, Tokyo
Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin

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Geography:

Antarctica

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(72° 50'S, 24° 30'E)
Recommended::	(72°S, 26°E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 105.9 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 40719 approved meteorites from Antarctica (plus 4494 unapproved names)

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