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10/01/21 09:40 AM IST

Decoding a meteorite that fell near Jaipur in 2017

Context
  • On June 6, 2017, at around 5 a.m., residents of Mukundpura village near Jaipur saw a bright trail in the sky followed by a thunderous sound.
  • They spotted a burning object with a sulphur smell on the soft agricultural land.
  • The meteorite broke into several fragments, but a pit of about 15 cm in diameter and 10 cm in depth was formed at the impact site. 
Why in news?

A new study has shed light on the mineralogy of the meteorite.

The study
  • The meteorite named Mukundpura CM2 was classified to be a carbonaceous chondrite.
  • “This is a type of stony meteorite, considered the most primitive meteorite and a remnant of the first solid bodies to accrete in the solar system.
  • The composition of carbonaceous chondrites are also similar to the Sun
  • The results of the Mukundapur CM2 study are related to the surface composition of the Earth’s closest asteroids, Ryuga and Back. In October 2020, NASA’s OSRS-Rex mission collected samples from the back and is expected to return in September 2023. 
Source: The Hindu

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