Jianshi
Seen to fall in 1890 in China · 600 kg recovered · Iron, IIIAB
Jianshi has the sixth-largest recovered mass of the 1,063 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). It is the earliest and second-heaviest of the 54 falls recorded in China.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 30.808° N, 109.500° E
The map is centred on Jianshi. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Jianshi is Enshi, 57 km to the south. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enshi | 1974 | H5 | 8 kg | 57 km south |
| 2 | Chadong | 1998 | L6 | 3.7 kg | 254 km south |
| 3 | Changde | 1977 | H5 | 1.8 kg | 289 km south-east |
| 4 | Zaoyang | 1984 | H5 | 14 kg | 350 km north-east |
| 5 | Suizhou | 1986 | L6 | 260 kg | 388 km east |
| 6 | Fuhe | 1945 | L5 | 23 kg | 394 km east |
What Iron, IIIAB means
Iron, IIIAB is the label for an iron meteorite of chemical group IIIAB, defined by its nickel and trace-element content. Jianshi is the heaviest of the 10 Iron, IIIAB falls. Jianshi is one of 48 iron meteorites among the observed falls. The nearest other Iron, IIIAB fall is Nyaung in Myanmar, 1,804 km away. In date order among Iron, IIIAB falls, the one before Jianshi is Cabin Creek (1886, the United States) and the one after is Norfork (1918, the United States).
Jianshi in China’s record
The next fall recorded in China is Palinshih, in 1914.
The 1890s
Jianshi recovered the most mass of the 51 falls dated to the same decade. Elsewhere, the record lists eight other falls in 1890, among them Forest City in the United States, Farmington in the United States, Misshof in Latvia.