Meteoritical Bulletin: Entry for Changxing

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Changxing

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:

NHM Catalogue:	5th Edition	(2000)	H5
MetBase:	v. 7.1	(2006)	H5
Recommended:			H5 [explanation]

This is 1 of 11077 approved meteorites (plus 22 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.

Bibliography:

Bartoschewitz R., Zhang F.G. and Peng L.J. (2001) Changxing meteorite – old news about its fall and recovery (abstract). Meteorit. Planet. Science 36 Suppl. A16. (link)

Catalogs:

References:

Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 102, MAPS 50, 1662, September 2015

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Photos:

Credit	Photos
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Don Edwards
Martin Horejsi
Matteo Chinellato
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites. (Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Ziyao Wang

Geography:

China

Coordinates:
Catalogue of Meteorites:	(31° 20'N, 121° 40'E)
Recommended::	(31° 25' 31"N, 121° 40' 47"E)

Note: the NHM and recommended coordinates are 10.3 km apart

Statistics:
This is the only approved meteorite from Shanghai, China
This is 1 of 462 approved meteorites from China (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)

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Synonyms

Changxing Dao (In NHM Cat)
Chiangxing (From MetBase)

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