Xifu
A find, recorded in 2004 in China · 3 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB complex
Xifu ranks 22nd 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 third-heaviest. Only two observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 36.300° N, 120.483° E
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Junan, 195 km to the south-west, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1976). In 2004, the year Xifu entered the record, six meteorites were seen to fall: Benguerir in Morocco, Maigatari-Danduma in Niger, Villalbeto de la Peña in Spain and three others.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junan | 1976 | L6 | 950 g | 195 km south-west |
| 2 | Guangrao | 1980 | L6 | 1.9 kg | 206 km north-west |
| 3 | Sheyang | 1976 | L6 | 605 g | 297 km south |
| 4 | Dongtai | 1970 | LL6 | 5.5 kg | 377 km south |
| 5 | Fenghsien-Ku | 1924 | H5 | 82 g | 387 km south-west |
Xifu among other finds
In the record, 39 finds carry the label Iron, IAB complex, against one observed fall. The closest fall of the same group (iron IAB) is Muzaffarpur, 3,488 km away in India, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Yingde lies closest: 1,507 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Toluca (3 tonnes) and Yingde (3 tonnes).