Madhipura meteorite
Madhipura is an ordinary chondrite meteorite, officially classified as L, that was seen to fall in India in 1950. A total of 1 kg was recovered. Witnessed falls are rare and especially valuable to science, because the stones are collected before Earth's weather can change them.
Where it fell
Key facts
- Name
- Madhipura
- Classification
- L
- Type
- Chondrite · Ordinary
- Group
- L
- Fall or find
- Fall (seen to fall)
- Year
- 1950
- Mass recovered
- 1 kg
- Country
- India
- Coordinates
- 25.9167° N, 86.3667° E
What is a chondrite?
Stony and primitive. Chondrites still carry mineral grains from the early solar system, often including chondrules. More about L chondrites.
Meteorites near Madhipura
- Muzaffarpur Iron, IAB-sHL · 87 km away
- Parsa EH3 · 102 km away
- Andhara Stone-uncl · 109 km away
- Shikarpur L6 · 121 km away
- Segowlie LL6 · 183 km away
- Sultanpur L/LL6 · 208 km away
Other L meteorites
- Allan Hills 84231 Antarctica · 1984
- Lewis Cliff 88082 Antarctica · 1988
- Acfer 044 Algeria · 1989
- Lewis Cliff 85317 Antarctica · 1985
- Yamato 982235 · 1998
- LaPaz Icefield 10068 · 2010