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Observed fall 17 August 2022, Rantila, Gujarat, India.



Mike writes:

Two stones fell at approximately 9 pm, one smaller stone of about 300 grams hit a patio in the village of Revel shattering a tile. 10 km away a large stone broke a tree in half cutting a large limb off, shattering the stone. A group of farmers was just a few meters away milking cows and heard the crash. The sky was black with clouds and no light was seen. Only loud explosions and booms were heard in the area. The men heard the tree falling and rushed to the spot, where many large broken meteorite fragments had made small craters in the muddy soil. A crowd gathered and people filmed the chaos, most people took fragments as souvenirs. Torrential flooding occurred from the next morning on totally inundating the strewnfield. Despite one month of searches no other stones were found. The area is soft soil and 100% farmland under heavy tall crops. The soil was already wet and every piece punctured into the soil. Only the pieces immediately recovered were found. The next week was nearly 24/7 rain leaving some areas under several feet of water. Anything else would sadly be buried in the mud and totally lost.

This is only the 9th Aubrite fall. It is by far the most fluorescent meteorite known, brightly lighting up under long wave UV. This is a unique meteorite. It is heavy on green and purple crystals. Many inclusions I’ve never seen before.

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