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Bassikounou meteorite

Coordinates: 15°47′N 05°54′W / 15.783°N 5.900°W / 15.783; -5.900
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Bassikounou
Bassikounou fragment
TypeChondrite
ClassCarbonaceous chondrite
CountryMauritania
RegionHodh Ech Chargui Region
Coordinates15°47′N 05°54′W / 15.783°N 5.900°W / 15.783; -5.900
Observed fallYes
Fall date04:00 local time (07:05 GMT) on 2006 October 16
Strewn fieldYes

Bassikounou meteorite is a chondrite meteorite whose fall was observed on October 16, 2006, near the town of Bassikounou,[1] in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region, south-east of Mauritania, near the border with Mali.[2]

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