Official Name: Adrar Madet 2002
Found on: October 2002
Total Mass: 2200 g
Number of fragmenst: 1 fragment
Place: Adrar Madet (Niger) - ~N18°36.625'/E10°29.646'
Meteoritical Bulletin n°88 (2004)
Classified by: MNHN Paris - Michèle Denise
Type: LL3
Shock Level: S4
Wheathering: W2
%Fa: 24,5 - 26,9%
%Fs: 2,0 - 25,7%
Remarks: The classification of this meteorite was achieved by Michèle Bourot-Denise (MNHN Paris), who reached the conclusion that it is a LL3.6. Adrar Madet appears presently as a LL3 in the MB88. We are still waiting for the reasons of this difference.
Adrar Madet was found in Niger in 2002 by two friends of ours: