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Title: The Juancheng chondrite: A new meteorite fall from China
Authors: Chen, Y., Wang, D., & Wang, R.

On 1997 February 15 at 23 :30 (Beijing time), a stone meteorite shower occurred in Juancheng County, Heze Prefecture of Shandong Province, China.

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Juancheng
Shandong Province, China
Fell 1997 February 15, 23:23:35 Beijing time (15:23:35 UT)
Ordinary chondrite (H5)
A shower of small stones (>1000 individuals) fell near the Yellow River after a brilliant fireball with smoke and sparks terminated in a loud, resonating explosion. The fall ellipse measured ~10.5 ´ 4.3 km, oriented east-west. The largest recovered piece weighed 2.7 kg, and the total mass is >100 kg. One fragment was reported to have penetrated a roof and landed in a pot on a stove. This meteorite has been widely traded and sold under the unofficial name Heze.
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The Juancheng (H5) meteorite fell in Shandong, China, on the 15th February, 1997.
A total mass of 100 kg was recovered.

35° 30'N, 115° 25'E



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