Adelie Land meteorite
| Adelie Land | |
|---|---|
| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group | L5 |
| Country | Antarctica |
| Region | Adélie Land |
| Coordinates | 67°11′S 142°23′E / 67.183°S 142.383°E |
| Observed fall | No |
| Found date | 1912 |
| TKW | 1000 g |
Adelie Land is a meteorite discovered at 12:35pm on December 5, 1912, in Antarctica by Francis Howard Bickerton (1889-1954), a member of Sir Douglas Mawson's Australasian Antarctic Expedition, which took place between 1911 and 1914. It was named after Adélie Land, where it was found, and it was the first meteorite found in Antarctica. The meteorite was found approximately 20 miles from the base at Cape Denison, lying in the snow in a shallow depression.