Zhaoping
A find, recorded in 1983 in China · 2 tonnes recovered · Iron, IAB complex
Zhaoping ranks 30th 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 fifth-heaviest. Only three observed falls recovered more.
- Group
- Iron meteorites
- Recorded position
- 24.233° N, 111.183° E
Rings every 200 km.
Seen-to-fall neighbours
Yangchiang, 275 km to the south, is the nearest meteorite that someone saw arrive (1954). In 1983, the year Zhaoping entered the record, four meteorites were seen to fall: Kidairat in Sudan, Rahimyar Khan in Pakistan, Ningqiang in China and one other.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yangchiang | 1954 | H5 | 20 kg | 275 km south |
| 2 | Yanzhuang | 1990 | H6 | 3.5 kg | 304 km east |
| 3 | Chadong | 1998 | L6 | 3.7 kg | 513 km north |
| 4 | Huaxi | 2010 | H5 | 1.6 kg | 520 km north-west |
| 5 | Qingzhen | 1976 | EH3 | 2.6 kg | 538 km north-west |
Zhaoping 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, 2,586 km away in India, one of 10 such falls. Among the other giant finds, Yingde lies closest: 225 km away. Worldwide, the finds just above and below it are Henbury (2 tonnes) and Santa Luzia (1.9 tonnes).