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Karimatti meteorite
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The detailed probe into the meteorite, which had fallen on Karimatti village of Hamirpur district on May 28, extended into another day on Thursday. Prof HC Verma of IIT-K will now conduct 'Electron-Microscopy' test to determine the texture, material composition etc. of the piece of the rock on Friday.

"This piece of the rock went through cosmic rays before falling on the Earth so its study will give us an insight into what kind of cosmic rays are there in space and also what kind of interaction these rays make with the material going through it" - Prof HC Verma.

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Prof Verma was referring to the incident of May 28, when a 1 kg stone resembling a meteorite fell down from the sky about 12 noon and left the people of the Karimatti hamlet in Hamirpur district amazed and puzzled. The stone which is ten inches in length and five inches in width was put in water to bring down its high temperature. Eyewitness to the entire incident, Mannu Lal, a villager was the first to observe this heavenly body. In no time, the news of the incident had spread like a wild fire in the entire village. The matter was then referred to the administration, which took the stone in its possession.
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