Meteorite falls in China
China has 54 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the fourth-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Jilin (4 tonnes, 1976). The earliest is Jianshi in 1890. The most recent is Huaxi in 2010.
- Median recovered mass
- 3.9 kg
- Different class labels
- 18
- Falls with their own page
- 7
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 54, one is dated before 1900 and 45 are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1970s, with 16 falls. The median distance from a fall in China to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 97 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Noyan-Bogdo in Mongolia, 453 km from Jartai.
What fell in China
The most common class is H5 (16 falls), followed by L6 (13). Together the falls recorded in China recovered 5.6 tonnes.
- L chondrites 18
- H chondrites 22
- LL chondrites 5
- Intermediate and ungrouped ordinary chondrites 2
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Enstatite chondrites 1
- Stony-iron meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 3
- Unclassified stones 1
Every fall in China
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | Jianshi | Iron, IIIAB | 600 kg |
| 1914 | Palinshih | Iron | 18 kg |
| 1916 | Renqiu | L6 | 355 g |
| 1917 | Nan Yang Pao | L6 | 53 kg |
| 1919 | Raoyang | L6 | 4.9 kg |
| 1924 | Fenghsien-Ku | H5 | 82 g |
| 1931 | Yukan | LL6 | 4.8 kg |
| 1933 | Po-wang Chen | LL | 665 g |
| 1945 | Fuhe | L5 | 23 kg |
| 1952 | Min-Fan-Zhun | LL6 | 5.5 kg |
| 1954 | Yangchiang | H5 | 20 kg |
| 1956 | Hotse | L6 | 180 g |
| 1963 | Inner Mongolia | L6 | 3 kg |
| 1964 | Jiange | H5 | 222 g |
| 1965 | Taonan | L5 | 3.9 kg |
| 1970 | Dongtai | LL6 | 5.5 kg |
| 1971 | Anlong | H5 | 2.5 kg |
| 1971 | Shuangyang | H5 | 3.9 kg |
| 1974 | Enshi | H5 | 8 kg |
| 1975 | Ningbo | Iron, IVA | 14 kg |
| 1976 | Jilin | H5 | 4 tonnes |
| 1976 | Junan | L6 | 950 g |
| 1976 | Qingzhen | EH3 | 2.6 kg |
| 1976 | Sheyang | L6 | 605 g |
| 1976 | Zhuanghe | H5 | 2.9 kg |
| 1977 | Bo Xian | LL3.9 | 7.5 kg |
| 1977 | Changde | H5 | 1.8 kg |
| 1977 | Fuyang | Unclassified stone | 2.5 kg |
| 1977 | Xingyang | H6 | 76 kg |
| 1978 | Lishui | L5 | 498 g |
| 1979 | Jartai | L6 | 21 kg |
| 1980 | Guangrao | L6 | 1.9 kg |
| 1980 | Lunan | H6 | 2.5 kg |
| 1980 | Mianchi | H5 | 1.1 kg |
| 1980 | Xi Ujimgin | L/LL6-an | 5.9 kg |
| 1982 | Qidong | L/LL5 | 1.3 kg |
| 1983 | Ningqiang | C3-ung | 4.6 kg |
| 1984 | Nantong | H6 | 529 g |
| 1984 | Zaoyang | H5 | 14 kg |
| 1984 | Zhaodong | L4 | 42 kg |
| 1986 | Lanxi | L6 | 1.3 kg |
| 1986 | Suizhou | L6 | 260 kg |
| 1986 | Tianzhang | H5 | 2.2 kg |
| 1986 | Wuan | H6 | 50 kg |
| 1987 | Laochenzhen | H5 | 14 kg |
| 1989 | Sixiangkou | L5 | 630 g |
| 1990 | Quija | H | 17 kg |
| 1990 | Yanzhuang | H6 | 3.5 kg |
| 1993 | Songyuan | L6 | 37 kg |
| 1995 | Dong Ujimqin Qi | Mesosiderite | 129 kg |
| 1996 | Guangmingshan | H5 | 2.9 kg |
| 1997 | Juancheng | H5 | 100 kg |
| 1998 | Chadong | L6 | 3.7 kg |
| 2010 | Huaxi | H5 | 1.6 kg |