Bununu meteorite
Bununu is a HED achondrite (from the asteroid Vesta) meteorite, officially classified as Howardite, that was seen to fall in Nigeria in 1942. A total of 357 g 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
- Bununu
- Classification
- Howardite
- Type
- Achondrite · HED (Vesta)
- Group
- Howardite
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1942
- Mass recovered
- 357 g
- Country
- Nigeria
- Coordinates
- 10.0167° N, 9.5833° E
What is an achondrite?
Stony rock from a body that melted. Achondrites include crust and mantle pieces from asteroids, the Moon, and Mars. More about Howardites.
Meteorites near Bununu
- Git-Git L6 · 59 km away
- Richa Iron, IID · 64 km away
- Katagum L6 · 156 km away
- Akwanga H · 176 km away
- Kabo H4 · 253 km away
- Gujba CBa · 280 km away
Other Howardite meteorites
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- Pecora Escarpment 02009 Antarctica · 2002
- Pavlovka Russia · 1882
- Old Homestead 003 Australia · 2002
- Old Homestead 001 Australia · 1991
- Northwest Africa 776 · 2000