Jilin meteorite
Jilin is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in China in 1976. A total of 4 tonnes 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
- Jilin
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1976
- Mass recovered
- 4 t
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 44.0500° N, 126.1667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Jilin
- Quija H · 63 km away
- Shuangyang H5 · 73 km away
- Songyuan L6 · 162 km away
- Jiapigou Stone-uncl · 173 km away
- Dunhua Stone-uncl · 185 km away
- Zhaodong L4 · 197 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 302 Algeria · 1992
- Lewis Cliff 86374 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794084 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021700 Antarctica · 2003
- Tieret 010 Tunisia · 2010
- Dhofar 479 Oman · 2001
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