Renqiu is an ordinary (L6) chondrite that fell the afternoon of March 23, 1916, in Hopeh Province, China.
While the stone was collected in 1916, it was not recognized as a meteorite until 1975, when the Peking Astronomical Planetarium recovered it from an elderly man whose grandfather had collected and kept the 355 g (12.5 oz) stone.
Photo © ASU Center for Meteorite Studies: This cut piece of the Renqiu meteorite measures approximately 6 cm in length.
