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Geological team finds parts of
meteorite
BHUBANESWAR: A two-member team from the
Geological Survey of India (GSI) has located what could be called `parts' of the
meteor in Kaptipada block of Mayurbhanj.
The remnants, according to
Director, GSI B.K. Mohanty, resemble slags and are dark in colour. However,
these fragments are small in size and also light in weight.
He said these
parts of the meteor were retrieved from around the gutted hut in Kaptipada.
These fragments were probably responsible for the fire in the thatched house, he
said.
However, there could still be a bigger remnant of the meteor from
which the smaller ones emanated, Mohanty said adding, the team was looking for
it. The main portion could be lying buried somewhere. Since a meteor travels at
a tremendous speed after entering the Earth's atmosphere, any bigger remnant
would pierce into the latter's surface.
However, the team has now been
instructed to visit Balasore and Bhadrak to find if any remnant has landed
there. The team would return to Bhubaneswar on Tuesday with the
fragments.
On Monday, a second GSI team was sent to Mahakalpara block
under Kendrapara district where a 6 kg stone-like object was found by villagers
in Suniti.
********Fwd By Atul Kumar- Calumet
Astronomical Society***************
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