Gujba
Seen to fall in 1984 in Nigeria · 100 kg recovered · CBa
Gujba is the second-heaviest of the 15 falls recorded in Nigeria. It is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed CBa.
- Recorded position
- 11.492° N, 11.658° E
The map is centred on Gujba. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Gujba is Geidam, 161 km to the north. Within 250 km lie four other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geidam | 1950 | H5 | 725 g | 161 km north |
| 2 | Gashua | 1984 | L6 | 4.2 kg | 166 km north-west |
| 3 | Katagum | 1999 | L6 | 1.5 kg | 173 km west |
| 4 | Kilabo | 2002 | LL6 | 19 kg | 247 km north-west |
| 5 | Bununu | 1942 | Howardite | 357 g | 280 km south-west |
| 6 | Git-Git | 1947 | L6 | 480 g | 284 km south-west |
What CBa means
CBa is the label for a carbonaceous chondrite of the CB (Bencubbin type) group.
Gujba in Nigeria’s record
In date order Gujba is number 12 (shared with a fall of the same year) of the 15 falls recorded in Nigeria, which run from 1923 to 2002. The fall recorded before Gujba in Nigeria is Gashua (1984); the next is Katagum (1999).
The 1980s
Gujba is one of 54 falls dated to the 1980s. Elsewhere, the record lists eight other falls in 1984, among them Zhaodong in China, Jumapalo in Indonesia, Zaoyang in China.