Meteorite Weighing 2.78 kg Dropped in Jalore, Rajasthan

Meteorite fell on Friday morning in Sanchore of Jalore district, As soon as it fell; there was a sharp explosion and panic spread in the area

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Rajasthan: A meteorite collapsed on Friday morning in Sanchore town of Jalore, causing the sensation. A large number of people flocked to see the meteorite. Later the meteorite was removed from there and kept in a safe place. Seen like metal, this meteorite weighs 2.788 kg.

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Police-administration took possession of the area

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According to the information, the incident happened in New Gayatri College in Sanchore town. Around 7 o'clock in the morning, something like mortar fell from the sky with a bang. As soon as it fell, there was a sharp explosion and panic spread in the area. A crowd of people gathered there. When people went near and saw it, it got sunk in the ground. People informed the police-administration about this. The officials reached the spot on this, but that thing remained beyond their comprehension. Later, the administration removed people from the spot and stopped the movement there. Police personnel have been deployed on the spot.

How the meteorite does look like?

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It is being told that the sound of its fall was so loud that it was heard in an area of about 2 kilometres. People say that the speed with which this thing fell on the ground made it sound like a helicopter. It is also being told that there is some equipment attached to the wing. Many people are calling it a mortar-like device, while some people are calling it a piece of meteorite and some being a broken part of an aeroplane. It has not been confirmed yet. The object falling from the sky was heating up for about three hours after the incident. In such a situation, an object like its explosive cannot be denied. In such a situation, the administration has advised people to stay away from it.

What does science say?

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Sometimes the objects that appear in the sky moving from one side to the other or falling on the earth are called meteors and stars which are broken in ordinary speech. The fraction of meteors that reach the earth after escaping from burning in the atmosphere is called a meteorite. Countless meteors can often be seen at night, but the number of bodies that fall on the earth is very small.

Scientists say that these meteorites are very important. Because on one hand, they are very rare, on the other, they are also the direct sources of knowledge of the organization and structure of different planets in the sky.