Guibga meteorite
Guibga is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L5, that was seen to fall in Burkina Faso in 1972. A total of 288 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
- Guibga
- Classification
- L5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1972
- Mass recovered
- 288 g
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Coordinates
- 13.5000° N, 0.6833° W
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Guibga
- Ouadangou L5 · 106 km away
- Bilanga Diogenite · 134 km away
- Pétèlkolé H5 · 134 km away
- Gasseltepaoua H5 · 164 km away
- Bogou Iron, IAB-MG · 187 km away
- Nadiabondi H5 · 247 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 09014 · 2009
- Lewis Cliff 87036 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 983759 · 1998
- Larkman Nunatak 06617 · 2006
- Yamato 981501 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 04674 · 2004