Database stats: 38051 valid meteorite names; 11777 provisional names; 4462 full-text writeups. Data sources: • The Catalogue of Meteorites: 2002 June (current through Met. Bull 87). • MetBase: v7.2 (current through Met. Bull. 89). • Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter: through 32(1), 2009 March. • Meteorite Newsletter (NIPR): through v.18, 2009 Apr. • Meteoritical Bulletin: through Met. Bull. 95, 2009 March. • Meteoritical Bulletin: 96 (2009): Meteorites approved through 4 Nov 2009. • Provisional names: Provisional names from Africa and Oman (through late 2005) plus those contained within the above sources are entered. • Earth Impact Database: 17 Sept 2008. Other tools: Use the Meteorite Name Checking Utility to check multiple names at once, e.g., as an aid for manuscript submission. Use the Meteorite Mapping Utility to see all meteorites in a geographic area.
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