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MukundPura Meteorite

February 18, 2021
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In News: Mukundpura is a new CM chondrite fell near Jaipur, Rajasthan, India on June 6, 2017 at 5:15 IST.

About Mukundpura CM2

  • An asteroid which made its landfall in Mukundpura village near Jaipur has been named after the same village and is under the study of Geological Survey of India, Kolkata.
  • 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 is also similar to the Sun.
  • Chondrites are silicate-droplet-bearing meteorites, and this Mukundpura chondrite is the fifth carbonaceous meteorite known to fall in India.

What study said ?

  • Mukundpura CM2 had experienced varying degrees of alteration during the impact.
  • Minerals like forsterite and FeO olivine, calcium aluminium rich inclusion (CAI) minerals escaped alteration.
  • Few magnetites, sulphides and calcites were also found.
  • Further X-ray studies showed it also had aluminium complexes.
  • Detailed spectroscopic studies revealed that the meteorite had very high (about 90%) phyllosilicate minerals comprising both magnesium and iron.
Source: The Hindu and sciencedirect.com
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