Shanghai Planetarium to house meteorites from fireball in Yunnan

 

Photo taken on Aug. 25, 2018 shows a meteorite crater exhibited at a press conference held by Shanghai Planetarium in east China's Shanghai. Shanghai Planetarium on Saturday 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. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)