Chadong meteorite
Chadong is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in China in 1998. A total of 3.7 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Chadong
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1998
- Mass recovered
- 3.7 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 28.5333° N, 109.3167° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Chadong
- Huangling Iron, IVA · 126 km away
- Longtian Iron, IIIAB · 154 km away
- Enshi H5 · 197 km away
- Fuling Iron · 227 km away
- Changde H5 · 245 km away
- Jianshi Iron, IIIAB · 254 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87143 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06733 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04725 · 2004