Un cratère de météorite, récupérés à partir d'un météore qui s'est passé sur la boule de feu dans le ciel du sud-ouest de la ville de Jinghong, la province chinoise du Yunnan en juin, est sur la d
A meteorite crater, recovered from a meteor fireball that happened over the sky in Jinghong city of southwest China's Yunnan Province in June, is on display at a press conference held by Shanghai Planetarium in Shanghai, China, 25 August 2018. Shanghai Planetarium on Saturday (25 August 2018) announced plans to house meteorites recovered from a meteor fireball that happened over the sky in Jinghong City of southwest China's Yunnan Province in June. The planetarium, which is under construction, will be a branch of the Shanghai Science & Technology Museum. The museum staff have successfully recovered more than 500 pieces of meteorites, about 50 kg in total, said Lin Qing, deputy director in charge of the planetarium construction, at a press conference Saturday. Xu Weibiao, professor from the Purple Mountain Observatory, said the parent body of the meteor exploded into hundreds of pieces scattering across an area of 20 square kilometers in Jinghong. They are classified as type L6 ordinary chondrite. The largest piece weighed 1, 228 grams. The scientists have also collected witness videos of the fireball and main meteorite craters as well as site research results for the planetarium's future exhibitions.
