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| Basic information | Name: Changxing This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1964 Country: China Mass:  27.9 kg | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification history: |
This is 1 of 11568 approved meteorites (plus 23 unapproved names) classified as H5. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 4-7), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 4-7) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Comments: | Revised 1 Oct 2013: Updated lat/long and fall status | ||||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 102:
Changxing, updated information
The correct coordinates for this meteorite, 31°25'31"N, 121°40'47"E, and the circumstances of its fall on 17 October 1964 were reported by Bartoschewitz et al. (2001). This fall site is currently under water due to erosion. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015
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Statistics: This is the only approved meteorite from Shanghai, China This is 1 of 518 approved meteorites from China (plus 13 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Synonyms: |
Changxing Dao (In NHM Cat) Chiangxing (From MetBase) | ||||||||||||||||||
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