Maigatari-Danduma
Seen to fall in 2004 in Niger · 4.6 kg recovered · H5/6
Maigatari-Danduma is the most recent of the six falls recorded in Niger. It is the only fall in NASA’s Meteorite Landings dataset (records to 2013) classed H5/6.
- Group
- H chondrites
- Recorded position
- 12.833° N, 9.383° E
The map is centred on Maigatari-Danduma. Rings every 100 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
The closest recorded fall to Maigatari-Danduma is Kilabo, 46 km to the east. Within 250 km lie five other recorded falls.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilabo | 2002 | LL6 | 19 kg | 46 km east |
| 2 | Kabo | 1971 | H4 | 13 kg | 167 km south-west |
| 3 | Gashua | 1984 | L6 | 4.2 kg | 179 km east |
| 4 | Katagum | 1999 | L6 | 1.5 kg | 183 km south-east |
| 5 | Karewar | 1949 | L6 | 180 g | 242 km west |
| 6 | Geidam | 1950 | H5 | 725 g | 275 km east |
What H5/6 means
H5/6 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with high total iron, petrologic type 5 or 6 (between the two).
Maigatari-Danduma in Niger’s record
By recovered mass Maigatari-Danduma comes third of 6 there. The fall recorded before Maigatari-Danduma in Niger is Pétèlkolé, in 1995.
The 2000s
Maigatari-Danduma is one of 58 falls dated to the 2000s. Elsewhere, the record lists five other falls in 2004, among them Benguerir in Morocco, Villalbeto de la Peña in Spain, Kaprada in India.