Meteorite falls in Nigeria
Nigeria has 15 observed falls in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013), the 18th-highest count of 107 countries. The heaviest is Udei Station (103 kg, 1927). The earliest is Birni N'konni in 1923. The most recent is Kilabo in 2002.
- Median recovered mass
- 4.2 kg
- Different class labels
- 11
- Falls with their own page
- 5
Dot size grows with recovered mass; the three heaviest are named.
Year by year
Of the 15, 0 are dated before 1900 and 10 are from 1950 or later. The busiest decade there is the 1940s, with three falls. The median distance from a fall in Nigeria to its nearest recorded neighbour, in any country, is 124 km. The closest fall recorded across the border is Maigatari-Danduma in Niger, 46 km from Kilabo.
What fell in Nigeria
The most common class is L6 (four falls), followed by H4 (2). Together the falls recorded in Nigeria recovered 277 kg.
- L chondrites 5
- H chondrites 4
- LL chondrites 1
- Carbonaceous chondrites 1
- Eucrites, howardites and diogenites 1
- Other achondrites 1
- Martian meteorites 1
- Iron meteorites 1
Every fall in Nigeria
| Year | Fall | Class | Recovered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Birni N'konni | H4 | 560 g |
| 1927 | Udei Station | Iron, IAB-ung | 103 kg |
| 1942 | Bununu | Howardite | 357 g |
| 1947 | Git-Git | L6 | 480 g |
| 1949 | Karewar | L6 | 180 g |
| 1950 | Geidam | H5 | 725 g |
| 1959 | Akwanga | H | 3 kg |
| 1962 | Zagami | Martian (shergottite) | 18 kg |
| 1963 | Ohuma | L5 | 7.7 kg |
| 1971 | Kabo | H4 | 13 kg |
| 1974 | Mayo Belwa | Aubrite | 4.8 kg |
| 1984 | Gashua | L6 | 4.2 kg |
| 1984 | Gujba | CBa | 100 kg |
| 1999 | Katagum | L6 | 1.5 kg |
| 2002 | Kilabo | LL6 | 19 kg |