On July 27, 2018, Madagascar experienced an extraordinary evening: the total lunar eclipse—the famous “Blood Moon.” That same night, a brilliant fireball and the subsequent meteorite fall occurred near Benenitra.
Exceptional complete Benenitra meteorite weighing 234.80 g with fully preserved fusion crust and remarkable freshness following rapid recovery after the 2018 witnessed fall in Madagascar. A substantial complete individual from this rare modern African fall.
This 234.80 g Benenitra meteorite represents a substantial complete individual from the documented 2018 Madagascar fall.
Recovered rapidly after impact, the stone preserves its natural dark fusion crust with excellent freshness.
The meteorite displays natural contours and atmospheric textures created during entry into Earth’s atmosphere.
Its fully complete preservation enhances both scientific authenticity and display quality.
As an officially classified L6 ordinary chondrite, Benenitra provides well-documented material from a recent meteoritic event observed by witnesses in Madagascar.
Larger complete individuals such as this example are significantly less common than fragmented material.
On July 27, 2018, Madagascar experienced an extraordinary evening: the total lunar eclipse—the famous “Blood Moon.” That same night, a brilliant fireball and the subsequent meteorite fall occurred near Benenitra.
People recovered stones very soon after the fall, and one detail shocked them: the rocks felt cold in the hand. Combined with the eclipse atmosphere and the red Moon overhead, a rumor spread rapidly—these must be pieces of the Moon that fell during the eclipse.
In fact, the very first message I received about this event—only a few days later—was someone contacting me to sell “pieces of the Moon.” That is how the Benenitra fall entered my world: through a story that perfectly illustrates how powerful a rare sky event can be on human perception.
