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Black Moshannan Park
Basic information Name: Black Moshannan Park
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1941
Country: United States
Mass:help 705 g
Classification
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NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  L5
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  L5
Recommended:  L5    [explanation]

This is 1 of 8604 approved meteorites (plus 4 unapproved names) classified as L5.   [show all]
Search for other: L chondrites, L chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7)
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References: Never published in the Meteoritical Bulletin
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Geography:

United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (40° 55'N, 78° 5'W)
     Recommended::   (40° 55'N, 78° 5'W)

Statistics:
     This is 1 of 8 approved meteorites from Pennsylvania, United States
     This is 1 of 1894 approved meteorites from United States (plus 890 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Black Moshannon Park (In NHM Cat)

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