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On 1994 October 30, at ~2l:OO h, the fall of a stony meteorite was recorded near Devri-Khera (76°37'30" E; 24°16'30" N) and adjoining villages in the Jhalwar district, Rajasthan, India
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Rajasthan , India
Fell 1994 October 30, 21:00 local time
Ordinary chondrite (L6)
A bright fireball, moving west-southwest to east-northeast and leaving a trail of smoke, was observed over a 150 km area. Several stones dropped in and around the villages of Devri-Khera, Manpura, and Jamunia, with the largest forming a 12" crater near Devri-Khera. The total recovered mass was 1140 g (individual masses, 516.8, 181.5, 149.5, 141.4, 51.0 g of tiny pieces; and 88.2 g of tiny pieces plus dust).
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The Devri-Khera (L6) meteorite fell in Madhya Pradesh, India, on the 30th October, 1994.
A total mass of 1140 g was recovered.

24° 13' 30"N, 76° 31' 30"E



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