Database stats: 39137 valid meteorite names; 11960 provisional names; 4582 full-text writeups. News feed for newly approved meteorites: 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 33(1), 2010 February. • Meteorite Newsletter (NIPR): through v.19, 2010 March. • Meteoritical Bulletin: through Met. Bull. 97, 2010. • Meteoritical Bulletin: 98 (2010): Meteorites approved through 21 Jul 2010. • Provisional names: Provisional names from Africa and Oman (through mid 2010) plus those contained within the above sources are entered. • Earth Impact Database: 22 July 2010. 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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