Suizhou meteorite
Suizhou is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L6, that was seen to fall in China in 1986. A total of 260 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
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Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Suizhou
- Classification
- L6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1986
- Mass recovered
- 260 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 31.6167° N, 113.4667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Suizhou
- Fuhe L5 · 18 km away
- Zaoyang H5 · 102 km away
- Zhongxiang Iron · 103 km away
- Xingyang H6 · 113 km away
- Guanghua Iron, IVA · 188 km away
- Laochenzhen H5 · 232 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 83052 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87137 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 984032 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06732 · 2006
- Yamato 981709 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04723 · 2004
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