Bogou meteorite
Bogou is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-MG, that was seen to fall in Burkina Faso in 1962. A total of 8.8 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
- Bogou
- Classification
- Iron, IAB-MG
- Type
- Iron
- Group
- IAB-MG
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1962
- Mass recovered
- 8.8 kg
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Coordinates
- 12.5000° N, 0.7000° E
What is an iron?
Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.
Meteorites near Bogou
- Nadiabondi H5 · 64 km away
- Ouadangou L5 · 81 km away
- Bilanga Diogenite · 85 km away
- Pétèlkolé H5 · 175 km away
- Bawku LL5 · 185 km away
- Guibga L5 · 187 km away
Other IAB-MG meteorites
- Soledade Brazil · 1986
- Duel Hill (1873) United States · 1873
- Ozren Bosnia and Herzegovina · 1952
- Bernic Lake Canada · 2002
- Morasko Poland · 1914
- Wichita County United States · 1836