Fuling meteorite
Fuling is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in China in 1960.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Fuling
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1960
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 29.7000° N, 107.4000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Fuling
- Longchang Iron, IVA-an · 208 km away
- Enshi H5 · 213 km away
- Chadong L6 · 227 km away
- Jianshi Iron, IIIAB · 236 km away
- Longtian Iron, IIIAB · 283 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Paulding County United States · 1901
- Lewis Cliff 88698 Antarctica · 1988
- Guangyuan China · 1965
- Coldwater (iron) United States · 1923
- Xiquipilco no. 2 · 1949