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Murray
Basic information Name: Murray
     This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name.
Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite.
Observed fall: Yes
Year fell: 1950
Country: United States
Mass:help 12.6 kg
Classification
  history:
Meteoritical Bulletin:  MB 8  (1958)  Stone
NHM Catalogue:  5th Edition  (2000)  CM2
MetBase:  v. 7.1  (2006)  CM2
Recommended:  CM2    [explanation]

This is 1 of 635 approved meteorites classified as CM2.   [show all]
Search for other: Carbonaceous chondrites, Carbonaceous chondrites (type 2), CM chondrites, and CM-CO clan chondrites
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Writeup from MB 8:
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MURRAY , Kentucky, U. S. A. Stone.

Literature: 1. Meteoritics, 1953, v-1, No. 1, pp. 114-121. /MA-12-359/.  2. Sky and Telescope, 1954, vol 13, pp. 112-113.  3. Meteoritics, l954, v. l, No. 2, pp. 247-258.  /MA-13-53/ /MA-13-357/.

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References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 8, Moscow (1958)
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United States
Coordinates:
     Catalogue of Meteorites:   (36° 36'N, 88° 6'W)
     Recommended::   (36° 36'N, 88° 6'W)

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     This is 1 of 25 approved meteorites from Kentucky, United States (plus 1 impact crater)
     This is 1 of 1925 approved meteorites from United States (plus 866 unapproved names) (plus 28 impact craters)
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Synonymshelp: Murray County (In NHM Cat)

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