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| Basic information | Name: Salzwedel This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1985 Country: Germany Mass:  43 g | ||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 3182 approved meteorites (plus 1 unapproved name) classified as LL5. [show all] Search for other: LL chondrites, LL chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 64:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. FALL OF THE SALZWEDEL, EAST GERMANY, STONY METEORITE Name: SALZWEDEL Place of fall: In Hohenlangenbeck, near Salzwedel, Magdeburg. German Democratic Republic. 52°48'N.. 11°12'E., approximately Date of fall: 14 November. 1985, 1917 hrs. (U.T.) Class and type: Stone. Number of individual specimens: 1 Total weight: 43g Circumstances of fall: After a fireball had been seen, a single stone was found in a wooded area. Source: SEAN Bulletin, 1986, 11, no. 1, 21. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 64, Meteoritics 21, 309-313 (1986)
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Statistics: This is 1 of 4 approved meteorites from Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany (plus 2 unapproved names) This is 1 of 55 approved meteorites from Germany (plus 22 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Hohenlangenbeck (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||