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An account of an aerolite that fell in the district of Azim Gerh on the 27th February ... It occurred at about three p. m., nearly five miles from a village called Mhow. The phenomenon was, as usual, attended with loud noises in the air resembling the roaring of cannon, but as the sky was perfectly clear and serene, there could be no reason for confounding this natural effect of the rapid motion of the stone through the atmosphere with the accompaniment of thunder and lightning, as is commonly done in accounts of such occurrences. 
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A fragment of the recognized Mhow, India, meteorite ". . . wounded a man severely in the arm." (N. Story-Maskelyne) 
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This aerolite fell in the district of Azim Gerh, nearly five miles from a village called Mhow. It fell about three o'clock, in a perfectly clear and serene sky, and was accompanied with noises like the roaring of cannons. Four or five fragments were picked up four or five miles asunder ; one . broke a tree, and another wounded a man severely in the arm The largest piece weighed three pounds.
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The Mhow (L6) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 16th February, 1827.
A total mass of 350 g was recovered.

25° 54'N, 83° 37'E



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