Registry report reveals approval of 3646 meteorites globally in 2024, highlighting Antarctica and Africa as primary sources of newly classified extraterrestrial material.
Meteoritical Bulletin 113 contains the 3646 meteorites approved by the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society in 2024. It includes 17 falls, 2964 ordinary chondrites, 218 HED, 158 carbonaceous chondrites (including 7 ungrouped), 59 lunar meteorites, 38 iron meteorites (9 ungrouped), 30 ureilites, 31 primitive achondrites (3 ungrouped), 28 mesosiderites, 24 enstatite chondrites, 21 martian meteorites, 24 ungrouped stony achondrites, 20 Rumuruti chondrites, 17 pallasites, 8 angrites, 5 enstatite achondrites (one ungrouped), and 1 ungrouped chondrite. Of the meteorites approved in 2024, 1250 were collected in Antarctica, 1102 in Africa, 689 in Asia, 575 in South America, 17 in North America, 11 in Europe, and 2 in Oceania.
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