767 gram fragment with deep remaglypts. H5
TKW 4 tons. Observed fall 8 March 1976, northern part of the district of Kirin, Kirin Province, China.
Herbert writes:
A large shower of meteorites occurred on March 8, 1976, near the Chinese city of Jilin. After a fireball was seen that exploded 17 kilometers above the ground, over 3000 meteorites in an enormous strewnfield that extended over an area of 72 x 6 kilometers. The largest meteorite from this shower was recovered from a hole, two meters in diameter and six meters deep. The weight of the stone, that broke into several pieces, was 1770 kg, with the largest piece weighting 1170 kg. It is still the largest stony meteorite known. In total, about 4 tons of meteoritic material were recovered. A museum in Jilin is dedicated to this meteorite. The centerpiece of this museum is, of course, the huge main mass of this fall.
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