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The meteorite fell over some branches of Euphorbia shrubs which were destroyed. The fall is reported to have made a pit nearly 61 cm. deep. The specimen, roughly. triangular in shape and having a charred sur­face, was collected by a forest ranger who sent a small chip (about 8 gms.) to the Director General Geological Survey of India.
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The Desuri (H6 chondrite) meteorite fell in Rajasthan, India, on the 18th July, 1962.
A total mass of 25.4 kg was recovered.

25° 44'N, 73° 37'E



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