| Adelie Land | |
| Type: | Chondrite |
| Class: | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group: | L6 |
| Country: | Antarctica |
| Region: | Adélie Land |
| Lat Long: | -67.1833°N 165°W |
| Observed Fall: | No |
| Found Date: | 1912 |
| Tkw: | 1000 g |
Adelie Land 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.[1]
Only one fragment of about was found. It was classified as L5 ordinary chondrite. The meteorite is roughly 3.49 Ga old.[2]