Pei Xian meteorite
Pei Xian is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, that was found in China in 1917. A total of 400 kg was recovered.
Where it was found
Key facts
- Name
- Pei Xian
- Classification
- Iron
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- Iron
- Fall or find
- Find
- Year
- 1917
- Mass recovered
- 400 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 34.7000° N, 117.0000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about Iron meteorites.
Meteorites near Pei Xian
- Fenghsien-Ku H5 · 25 km away
- Xinyi H5 · 128 km away
- Bo Xian LL3.9 · 144 km away
- Juancheng H5 · 169 km away
- Junan L6 · 173 km away
- Hotse L6 · 174 km away
Other Iron meteorites
- Los Sauces Argentina · 1937
- Guizhou China
- Czestochowa Rakow I Poland
- Yamato 791836 Antarctica · 1979
- Red Willow United States · 1899
- Mariaville United States · 1898