Bassikounou meteorite is a chondrite meteorite whose fall was observed on October 16, 2006, near the town of

Bassikounou Bassiknou or Bassikounou is a town and commune in the Hodh Ech Chargui Region of south-eastern Mauritania. In 2013, it had a population of 10,561. History The region around Bassikounou was a part of the Tichitt culture area. Oral traditions ...

, in the

Hodh Ech Chargui Region Hodh Ech Chargui () is a large Regions of Mauritania, region in eastern Mauritania, with an area of 182,700 km2. Its capital is Néma, but the largest town, in Bassikounou (department), Bassiknou Department, is Fassala (or Vassale) at the extreme ...

, south-east of

Mauritania Mauritania, officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a sovereign country in Maghreb, Northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west, Western Sahara to Mauritania–Western Sahara border, the north and northwest, ...

, near the border with

Mali Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in West Africa. It is the List of African countries by area, eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of over . The country is bordered to the north by Algeria, to the east b ...

Meteoritical Bulletin The Meteoritical Society is a non-profit scholarly organization founded in 1933 to promote research and education in planetary science with emphasis on studies of meteorites and other extraterrestrial materials that further our understanding of th ...

92 (2007
The Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 92, 2007 September
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