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| Basic information | Name: Dhajala This is an OFFICIAL meteorite name. Abbreviation: There is no official abbreviation for this meteorite. Observed fall: Yes Year fell: 1976 Country: India Mass:  45 kg | ||||||||||||||||
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This is 1 of 78 approved meteorites classified as H3.8. [show all] Search for other: H chondrites, H chondrites (type 3), Ordinary chondrites, and Ordinary chondrites (type 3) | ||||||||||||||||
| Writeup |
Writeup from MB 55:
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy. THE FALL OF THE DHAJALA, INDIA, STONY METEORITE Name: DHAJALA Place of fall: Near Dhajala, Sayla Taluka, India. 22°22'40"N., 71°25'38"E. Date of fall: January 28, 1976, 2040 hrs. Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3-4). Number of individual specimens: Approximately 300. Total weight: About 45 kg, largest mass 12 kg. Circumstances of fall: A brilliant fireball was seen, several times brighter than the full moon, and a hissing sound and detonations were heard. The fall ellipse extended NE to SW over a distance of about 17 km. Source: N. Bhandari, D. Lal, J.R. Trivedi and Bhatnagar, 1976. The Dhajala meteorite shower. Meteoritics 11, 137-147. | ||||||||||||||||
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| References: | Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 55, Meteoritics 13, 327-352 (1978)
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Strewnfield map:  Dhajala_strewnfield.kmzStatistics: This is 1 of 6 approved meteorites from Gujarat, India (plus 1 unapproved name) This is 1 of 146 approved meteorites from India (plus 10 unapproved names) (plus 2 impact craters) | ||||||||||||||||
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