Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Great Sand Sea 003

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Great Sand Sea 003

Basic information

Name: Great Sand Sea 003
This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: GSS 003
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1991
Country: Egypt
Mass: 110 g

Classification
history:

Meteoritical Bulletin:	MB 81	(1997)	Iron
NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	Iron
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	Iron
Recommended:			Iron [explanation]

This is 1 of 102 approved meteorites (plus 5 unapproved names) classified as Iron. [show all]
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Data from:
  MB81
  Table 1
  Line 4:

Date:	1991
Latitude:	26°3'N
Longitude:	25°40'E
Mass (g):	110
Class:	Iron

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References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 81, MAPS 32, A159-A166 (1997)

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Geography:

Egypt

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(26° 3'N, 25° 40'E)
Recommended::	(26° 3'N, 25° 40'E)

Statistics:
This is 1 of 38 approved meteorites from Al Wadi al Jadid, Egypt (plus 1 impact crater)
This is 1 of 128 approved meteorites from Egypt (plus 11 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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