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Dalgety Downs
Basic information Name: Dalgety Downs
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: No
Year found: 1941
Country: Australia
Mass:help 257 kg
Classification
  history:
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L4
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L4
Recommended:  L4    [explanation]

This is 1 of 2051 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L4.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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Geography:

Australia
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (25° 20'S, 116° 11'E)
     Recommended::   (25° 20'S, 116° 11'E)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 348 approved meteorites from Western Australia, Australia (plus 1 unapproved name) (plus 11 impact craters)
     This is 1 of 718 approved meteorites from Australia (plus 46 unapproved names) (plus 27 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Ashburton Downs (In NHM Cat)
Dalgetty Downs (In NHM Cat)
Dalgety Doun (In NHM Cat)

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