Observed fall · Iron

Udei Station meteorite

Udei Station is an iron meteorite, officially classified as Iron, IAB-ung, that was seen to fall in Nigeria in 1927. A total of 103 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.

Illustration of an iron meteorite. No photograph of Udei Station has been published yet.

Where it fell

Key facts

Name: Udei Station
Classification: Iron, IAB-ung
Type: Iron
Group: IAB-UNG
Fall or find: Fall (seen to fall)
Year: 1927
Mass recovered: 103 kg
Country: Nigeria
Coordinates: 7.9500° N, 8.0833° E

What is an iron?

Mostly nickel-iron metal from the core of a shattered planetesimal. More about IAB irons.

Meteorites near Udei Station

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Ohuma L5 · 141 km away
Git-Git L6 · 272 km away
Uwet Iron, IIAB · 297 km away

Other IAB-UNG meteorites

Elephant Moraine 87505 Antarctica · 1987
Elephant Moraine 87504 Antarctica · 1987
Elephant Moraine 84300 Antarctica · 1984
Cotopaxi United States · 2000
Cookeville United States · 1913
Colfax United States · 1880

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