Mukundpura meteorite falls near Jaipur

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A meteorite struck farmland at Mukundpura near Jaipur in Rajasthan in the morning, leaving a pit in a field. After months of study, the Geological Survey of India identified it as a rare CM-group carbonaceous chondrite.

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  1. PressMeteorite That Hit Rajasthan May Hold Clues to Origin of Life: GSI Scientists (opens in a new tab)The Better India / 2018-06-13

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