[meteorite-list] Jilin meteorite

Ron Baalke baalke at zagami.jpl.nasa.gov
Wed Oct 16 20:42:30 EDT 2013


Hi,

I believe the largest single stony meteorite ever found was a 1770kg
fragment from the Jilin meteorite fall. On March 8, 1976, a
fireball with several explosions was observed in Jilin, China,
followed by a shower of stones. About 4 tons of meteorite fragments
were recovered including the record 1770kg fragment.

Can someone confirm?

Ron



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