Hejing meteorite
Hejing is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in China in 1965.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Hejing
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1965
- Mass recovered
- —
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 42.4000° N, 86.3000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Hejing
- Fukang Pallasite, PMG · 250 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Wei-hui-fu (a) · 1931
- Paulding County United States · 1901
- Lewis Cliff 88698 Antarctica · 1988
- Guadaloupe County United States · 1950
- Coldwater (iron) United States · 1923
- Xiquipilco no. 2 · 1949