Guangnan meteorite
Guangnan is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in China in 1983. 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
- Guangnan
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1983
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 24.1000° N, 105.0000° 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 Guangnan
- Tianlin Iron, IAB complex · 114 km away
- Anlong H5 · 118 km away
- Lunan H6 · 189 km away
- Guizhou Iron · 291 km away
- Nantan Iron, IAB-MG · 295 km away
- Qingzhen EH3 · 308 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84120 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 87264 Antarctica · 1987
- York (stone) United States · 1928
- Larkman Nunatak 06809 · 2006
- Yamato 982106 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04777 · 2004