Bawku meteorite
Bawku is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as LL5, that was seen to fall in Burkina Faso in 1989. A total of 1.56 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Bawku
- Classification
- LL5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- LL
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1989
- Mass recovered
- 1.56 kg
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Coordinates
- 11.0833° N, 0.1833° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about LL chondrites.
Meteorites near Bawku
- Bilanga Diogenite · 152 km away
- Nadiabondi H5 · 164 km away
- Bogou Iron, IAB-MG · 185 km away
- Ouadangou L5 · 204 km away
- Gao-Guenie H5 · 227 km away
- Gao-Guenie (b) CR · 227 km away
Other LL meteorites
- Asuka 881101 Antarctica · 1988
- Meteorite Hills 00741 Antarctica · 2000
- Queen Alexandra Range 97841 Antarctica · 1997
- Dar al Gani 1043 Libya · 2005
- Miller Range 03340 · 2003
- Queen Alexandra Range 99137 Antarctica · 1999