Nantan
A find, recorded in 1958 in China · 9.5 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB-MG
Nantan ranks 13th by recovered mass among the 30,841 meteorite finds with a complete record in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013). Of the 33 complete find records in China, it is the second-heaviest. Only one observed fall recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 25.100° N, 107.700° E
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Huaxi, 186 km to the north-west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (2010). In 1958, the year Nantan entered the record, two meteorites were seen to fall: Ramsdorf in Germany, Okabe in Japan.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huaxi | 2010 | H5 | 1.6 kg | 186 km north-west |
| 2 | Qingzhen | 1976 | EH3 | 2.6 kg | 202 km north-west |
| 3 | Anlong | 1971 | H5 | 2.5 kg | 253 km west |
| 4 | Chadong | 1998 | L6 | 3.7 kg | 414 km north |
| 5 | Lunan | 1980 | H6 | 2.5 kg | 445 km west |
Nantan among other finds
In the record, 72 finds carry the label Iron, IAB-MG, against one observed fall. The closest fall of the same group (iron IAB) is Muzaffarpur, 2,223 km away in India, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Zhaoping lies closest: 365 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Morito (10 tonnes) and Cranbourne (8.6 tonnes).