Nadiabondi meteorite
Nadiabondi is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as H5, that was seen to fall in Burkina Faso in 1956. A total of 8.17 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
- Nadiabondi
- Classification
- H5
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- H
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1956
- Mass recovered
- 8.17 kg
- Country
- Burkina Faso
- Coordinates
- 12.0000° N, 1.0000° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about H chondrites.
Meteorites near Nadiabondi
- Bogou Iron, IAB-MG · 64 km away
- Bilanga Diogenite · 128 km away
- Ouadangou L5 · 141 km away
- Bawku LL5 · 164 km away
- Pétèlkolé H5 · 237 km away
- Guibga L5 · 247 km away
Other H meteorites
- Allan Hills 83050 Antarctica · 1983
- Lewis Cliff 87059 Antarctica · 1987
- Yamato 8331 Antarctica · 1983
- Grove Mountains 022833 Antarctica · 2003
- Wilmot United States · 1944
- Dhofar 754 Oman · 2000