Juancheng meteorite
Juancheng is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in China in 1997. A total of 100 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
- Juancheng
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1997
- Mass recovered
- 100 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 35.5000° N, 115.4167° 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 Juancheng
- Hotse L6 · 20 km away
- Fenghsien-Ku H5 · 157 km away
- Pei Xian Iron · 169 km away
- Wuan H6 · 174 km away
- Bo Xian LL3.9 · 189 km away
- Wuzhi Stone-uncl · 193 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 82133 Antarctica · 1982
- Lewis Cliff 86530 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 82184 Antarctica · 1982
- Grove Mountains 022527 Antarctica · 2003
- Weikengquan China · 2006
- Dhofar 678 Oman · 2001
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