July 8, 2026 Jutta Zipfel

In 2025, the Nomenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society approved 1944 meteorites, with details given in the Meteoritical Bulletin 114. It includes 15 observed falls, 1336 ordinary chondrites, 213 HED, 106 carbonaceous chondrites (including 8 ungrouped), 86 lunar meteorites, 39 ureilites, 28 iron meteorites (2 ungrouped), 24 martian meteorites, 24 pallasites, 21 primitive achondrites (3 ungrouped), 15 Rumuruti chondrites, 13 mesosiderites, 12 angrites, 10 enstatite chondrites, 9 ungrouped stony achondrites, and 8 enstatite achondrites (2 ungrouped). Of the meteorites approved in 2025, 1053 were collected in Africa, 479 in South America, 196 in Asia, 191 in Antarctica, 13 in North America, 9 in Europe, 2 in Oceania, and 1 from an unknown location. Read the Meteoritical Bulletin 114 for more details.

Thank you to the members of the Nomenclature Committee, who give their time and effort to perform this service for our meteorite community!

 

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