Kijima (1906) meteorite
Kijima (1906) is a meteorite, officially classified as Stone-uncl, that was seen to fall in Japan in 1906. A total of 331 g 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
- Kijima (1906)
- Classification
- Stone-uncl
- Type
- Unclassified · Unclassified
- Group
- Stone-uncl
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1906
- Mass recovered
- 331 g
- Country
- Japan
- Coordinates
- 36.8500° N, 138.3833° E
What is an unclassified?
The published class is missing or too broad to place in the four main divisions. All meteorite types.
Meteorites near Kijima (1906)
- Kushiike OC · 22 km away
- Shirahagi Iron, IVA · 92 km away
- Suwa Iron · 95 km away
- Okabe H5 · 105 km away
- Yonozu H4/5 · 114 km away
- Saotome Iron, IVA · 129 km away
Other Stone-uncl meteorites
- Guêa Serbia · 1891
- Urasaki Japan · 1926
- Novy-Ergi Russia · 1662
- Castel Berardenga Italy · 1791
- Rockhampton Australia · 1895
- Holetta Ethiopia · 1923