Meteorite falls in Mauritania
Mauritania has 5 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 36th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Bassikounou (30 kg, 2006). The earliest is Kiffa in 1970. The most recent is Boumdeid (2011) in 2011.
- Median recovered mass
- 1.5 kg
- Different class labels
- 3
- Falls with their own page
- 0
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 5, 0 are dated before 1900 and five are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1970s, with two falls. The median distance from a fall in Mauritania to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 66 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is N'Goureyma in Mali, 270 km from Bassikounou.
What fell in Mauritania
The most common class is H5 (two falls), followed by L6 (2). Together the falls recorded in Mauritania recovered 36 kg.
- L chondrites 2
- H chondrites 2
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
Every fall in Mauritania
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kiffa | H5 | 1.5 kg |
| 1974 | Aioun el Atrouss | Diogenite-pm | 1 kg |
| 2003 | Boumdeid (2003) | L6 | 190 g |
| 2006 | Bassikounou | H5 | 30 kg |
| 2011 | Boumdeid (2011) | L6 | 3.6 kg |