Wuan meteorite
Wuan is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H6, that was seen to fall in China in 1986. A total of 50 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
- Wuan
- Classification
- H6
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1986
- Mass recovered
- 50 kg
- Country
- China
- Coordinates
- 36.7500° N, 114.2500° 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 Wuan
- Hotse L6 · 165 km away
- Juancheng H5 · 174 km away
- Wuzhi Stone-uncl · 198 km away
- Raoyang L6 · 206 km away
- Renqiu L6 · 270 km away
- Fenghsien-Ku H5 · 329 km away
Other H meteorites
- Acfer 235 Algeria · 1991
- Lewis Cliff 86329 Antarctica · 1986
- Yamato 794022 Antarctica · 1979
- Grove Mountains 021593 Antarctica · 2003
- Thiel Mountains 07011 Antarctica · 2007
- Dhofar 396 Oman · 2001
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