Guidder
Seen to fall in 1949 in Cameroon · 968 g recovered · LL5
Guidder is the earliest and heaviest of the three falls recorded in Cameroon. It is the only LL5 fall recorded in Cameroon.
- Group
- LL chondrites
- Recorded position
- 9.917° N, 13.983° E
The map is centred on Guidder. Rings every 200 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Guidder is Mayo Belwa, 234 km to the south-west. Within 250 km lies one other recorded fall.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mayo Belwa | 1974 | Aubrite | 4.8 kg | 234 km south-west |
| 2 | Gujba | 1984 | CBa | 100 kg | 309 km north-west |
| 3 | Djermaia | 1961 | H | 4 kg | 334 km north |
| 4 | Galim (a) | 1952 | LL6 | 36 g | 361 km south-west |
| 5 | Galim (b) | 1952 | EH3/4-an | 28 g | 361 km south-west |
| 6 | Geidam | 1950 | H5 | 725 g | 403 km north-west |
What LL5 means
LL5 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron and low metal, petrologic type 5, moderately heated on its parent body. By recovered mass Guidder ranks 13th of the 19 LL5 falls. The nearest other LL5 fall is Bawku in Ghana, 1,554 km away. In date order among LL5 falls, the one before Guidder is Khanpur (1932, India) and the one after is Parambu (1967, Brazil).
Guidder in Cameroon’s record
The next fall recorded in Cameroon is Galim (a), in 1952.
The 1940s
Guidder is one of 55 falls dated to the 1940s. Elsewhere, the record lists 11 other falls in 1949, among them Kunashak in Russia, Rupota in Tanzania, Benton in Canada.