Adelie Land meteorite

Adelie Land
Type	Chondrite
Class	Ordinary chondrite
Group	L6[1]
Country	Antarctica
Region	Adélie Land
Coordinates	67°11′S 142°23′E / 67.183°S 142.383°E / -67.183; 142.383Coordinates: 67°11′S 142°23′E / 67.183°S 142.383°E / -67.183; 142.383[1]
Observed fall	No
Found date	1912
TKW	1000 g[1]

Adelie Land^[1] is a meteorite discovered on December 5, 1912, in Antarctica by Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), a member of Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition. It was named after Adélie Land and it was the first meteorite found in Antarctica.^[2]

Only one fragment of about 1 kilogram (2.2 lb) was found. It was classified as L5 ordinary chondrite.

See also[]

• Glossary of meteoritics

References[]

External links[]

• Report by amonline.net.au

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