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673.5 grams with a 0.5 mm iron nodule.

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A large meteorite shower in the Katol region damaged several houses on 22nd May 2012 between 2 and 2.30 pm. The phenomenon of balls of fire shooting from the sky accompanied by huge blast-like sounds was witnessed by many in the evening around 5 p.m. The shower was traveling in the eastern direction and is the first such meteorite shower recorded in the Vidarbha region of Maharashtra. The meteor shower was accompanied by earth tremors measuring 2.1 on the Richter Scale. The biggest among the meteorites weighed 673.5 gms. The surface was completely burnt showing dark brown roasted colour with sub-rounded edges. Geological Survey of India said the sample is a stony meteorite dominated by silicates (olivine and others) with a little iron.

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Sample collected at Lakhsmi Nagar. Sample Courtesy Geological Survey of India, Kolkata.

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