Dong Ujimqin Qi
Seen to fall in 1995 in China · 129 kg recovered · Mesosiderite
Dong Ujimqin Qi is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed Mesosiderite. It is one of 11 stony-iron meteorites among the observed falls.
- Recorded position
- 45.500° N, 119.033° E
The map is centred on Dong Ujimqin Qi. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Dong Ujimqin Qi is Xi Ujimgin, 152 km to the south-west. Within 250 km lie two other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Xi Ujimgin | 1980 | L/LL6-an | 5.9 kg | 152 km south-west |
| 2 | Palinshih | 1914 | Iron | 18 kg | 227 km south |
| 3 | Taonan | 1965 | L5 | 3.9 kg | 302 km east |
| 4 | Songyuan | 1993 | L6 | 37 kg | 467 km east |
| 5 | Zhaodong | 1984 | L4 | 42 kg | 536 km east |
| 6 | Lanxi | 1986 | L6 | 1.3 kg | 560 km east |
What Mesosiderite means
Mesosiderite is the label for a mesosiderite, a breccia of metal and basaltic rock fragments.
Dong Ujimqin Qi in China’s record
Dong Ujimqin Qi is the fourth-heaviest of the 54 falls recorded in China. In date order Dong Ujimqin Qi is number 50 of the 54 falls recorded in China, which run from 1890 to 2010. The fall recorded before Dong Ujimqin Qi in China is Songyuan (1993); the next is Guangmingshan (1996).
The 1990s
Dong Ujimqin Qi is one of 54 falls dated to the 1990s. Elsewhere, the record lists four other falls in 1995, among them Galkiv in Ukraine, Silao in Mexico, Neagari in Japan.