Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Dhofar 455

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Dhofar 455

Basic information

Name: Dhofar 455
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: Dho 455
Observed fall: No
Year found: 2001
Country: Oman
Mass: 63 g

Classification
history:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Howardite
Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 86	(2002)	Howardite
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Howardite
Recommended:			Howardite [explanation]

This is 1 of 395 approved meteorites classified as Howardite. [show all]
Search for other: Achondrites, HED achondrites, and Howardites

Data from:
  MB86
  Table 2
  Line 153:

Date:	10 Jul 2001
Latitude:	19°01.096'N
Longitude:	54°23.926'E
Mass (g):	63
Pieces:	1
Class:	Howardite
Classifier:	A. Sokol and A. Bischoff (Mün)
Type spec mass (g):	10
Type spec location:	Mün

Institutions
and collections

Mün: Institut für Planetologie, Wilhelm-Klemm-Str. 10, 48149 Münster, Germany (institutional address; updated 23 Jan 2012)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 86, MAPS 37, A157-A184 (2002)

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Geography:

Oman

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(19° 1'N, 54° 24'E)
Recommended::	(19° 1' 6"N, 54° 23' 56"E)

Note: the NHM and MetBase coordinates are 0.2 km apart

Statistics:
This is 1 of 2152 approved meteorites from Zufar, Oman (plus 4 unapproved names)
This is 1 of 3984 approved meteorites from Oman (plus 447 unapproved names)

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