Çanakkale

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Çanakkale

Postby David Entwistle » Fri May 06, 2016 10:18 pm

Always nice to see a picture of a meteorite.

This one (centre) is Çanakkale and is on display in Istanbul University's Geology Museum. The picture is from Daily Sabah.

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    Name: Çanakkale
    This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
    Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
    Observed fall: Yes
    Year fell: 1964
    Country: Turkey
    Classification L6

Not sure how it originally got classified as a stony iron...

The paper is available here.
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