{"id":32152,"date":"2023-01-24T18:30:26","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T17:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/?p=32152"},"modified":"2025-01-28T14:34:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T13:34:42","slug":"possible-meteorite-fall-in-bhojade-%e0%a4%ad%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%9c%e0%a4%a1%e0%a5%87-kopargaon-%e0%a4%95%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%aa%e0%a4%b0%e0%a4%97%e0%a4%be%e0%a4%b5%e0%a4%be-maharashtra-india-on-24-janua","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/?p=32152","title":{"rendered":"KOPARGAON meteorite fall (LL5) near Bhojade Chauki (\u092d\u094b\u091c\u0921\u0947 \u091a\u094c\u0915\u0940) in Kanhegaon (\u0915\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0935) village, Kopargaon (\u0915\u094b\u092a\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0935) subdistrict, Ahmednagar (\u0905\u0939\u092e\u0926\u0928\u0917\u0930) district, Maharashtra, India at ~6.50 am IST (~1.20 UT) on 24 January 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last update: 28 January 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"justify-text\">An meteorite (~1 kg, ordinary chondrite, LL5) fell through the roof of Kiran Bbnraav Thaakre&#8217;s (Kiran Babanrao Thakre, \u0915\u093f\u0930\u0923 \u092c\u092c\u0928\u0930\u093e\u0935 \u0920\u093e\u0915\u0930\u0947) house near the settlement <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/vay8VsYNAoyuG86f6\" target=\"_blank\">Bhojade Chauki<\/a> (\u092d\u094b\u091c\u0921\u0947 \u091a\u094c\u0915\u0940) in the Kanhegaon (\u0915\u093e\u0928\u094d\u0939\u0947\u0917\u093e\u0935) village of the Kopargaon (\u0915\u094b\u092a\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0935) subdistrict in Ahmednagar (\u0905\u0939\u092e\u0926\u0928\u0917\u0930) in Maharashtra at around 6.50 am IST (~1.20 UT) on 24 January 2023. According to our own research the meteorite fell at exactly this location <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/D2ufBDApZ6TkSwVY6\" target=\"_blank\">19\u00b052&#8217;28.5&#8243;N 74\u00b033&#8217;45.3&#8243;E<\/a>, north of Bhojade Chauki (\u092d\u094b\u091c\u0921\u0947 \u091a\u094c\u0915\u0940). The meteorite pierced the flat metal roof of the house and shattered into several fragments when it hit the floor of the bedroom below, leaving an impact dent. During the time of the fall Thaakre was looking at his mobile phone while being in bed. Then he heard a sound coming from the roof and immediately after that found the fragments on the floor inside the house. At around 8.30 am IST Thaakre called the police. Assistant police inspector Suresh Awad and his colleagues of Kopargaon Taluka Police Station visited the find location. Fragments of the possible meteorite have been handed over to the Kopargaon Taluka Police who said they would hand it over to an Astronomy department for analysis. A neighbour and eye-witness called Mahindra Baaburaav Singar (Mahindra Baburao Singar, \u092e\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u094d\u0930 \u092c\u093e\u092c\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0935 \u0938\u093f\u0928\u0917\u0930) saw something bright falling in the sky and heard a loud sound while he was gargling his sore throat with salt water outside. Kieran Thaakre&#8217;s father reports that there was a sound which sounded like a burst tire. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On 3 January 2024 the fall was officially registered in the MetBull database as <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lpi.usra.edu\/meteor\/metbull.php?code=81067\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>KOPARGAON<\/strong><\/a> (LL5, S3)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s12040-024-02497-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Kopargaon LL5 chondrite: A new fall of monomict breccia from India<\/strong><\/a><br>D. Ray, S. Sarkar, A. Das, G. Arora, A. D. Shukla &amp; Anil Bhardwaj<br>Journal of Earth System Science, Volume 134, article number 37, Published: 28 January 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.currentscience.ac.in\/Volumes\/124\/10\/1138.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Meteorite fall in Bhojade village, Kopargaon taluk, Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ray, D.; Shukla, A. D.; Bhardwaj, Anil<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Current Science<br>Volume 124, Issue 10<br>25 May, 2023<br>Scientific Correspondence<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-1024x630.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-768x472.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-1536x944.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragCU2-2048x1259.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Close-up of a fragment. Image: My News <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"896\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags2-896x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags2-896x1024.jpg 896w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags2-262x300.jpg 262w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags2-768x878.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags2.jpg 1018w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 896px) 100vw, 896px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fragments on the floor. Photo: deshdoot<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"748\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags3-1024x748.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags3-1024x748.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags3-300x219.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags3-768x561.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/frags3.jpg 1248w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Fragments on the bedroom floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragsfloor2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"731\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragsfloor2-1024x731.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32237\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragsfloor2-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragsfloor2-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragsfloor2-768x548.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragsfloor2.jpg 1270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Scattered fragments after impact on floor.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/spreadfrags.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"635\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/spreadfrags-1024x635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/spreadfrags-1024x635.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/spreadfrags-300x186.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/spreadfrags-768x477.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/spreadfrags.jpg 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm-1024x565.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm-1024x565.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm-1536x848.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/fragm.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent-1024x685.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent-1024x685.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent-768x514.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/dent.jpg 1202w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The impact dent on the bedroom floor after the removal of the fragments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"648\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole-1024x648.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole-1024x648.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole-768x486.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole.jpg 1046w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Impact hole in the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"582\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole2.jpg 526w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/hole2-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p> Impact hole in the roof. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inspectinghole.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inspectinghole-1024x562.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inspectinghole-1024x562.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inspectinghole-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inspectinghole-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/karmaka.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/inspectinghole.jpg 1454w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspecting the hole in the roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u092e\u094b\u0920\u0940 \u092c\u093e\u0924\u092e\u0940 : \u0915\u094b\u092a\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0935 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u0941\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924 \u0909\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093e\u092a\u093e\u0924\u091a\u093e \u0926\u093e\u0935\u093e ; \u0918\u0930\u093e\u091a\u0947 \u091b\u0924 \u092b\u094b\u0921\u0942\u0928 \u091c\u092e\u093f\u0928\u0940\u0932\u093e \u092a\u0921\u0932\u093e \u0916\u0921\u094d\u0921\u093e !\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SDFR6rRQ9bY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Video: \u0928\u093f\u0930\u094d\u092d\u0940\u0921 \u0915\u094b\u092a\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0935 \u0928\u094d\u092f\u0942\u091c \/ Nirbhid Kopargaon News (24 January 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0905\u0935\u0915\u093e\u0936\u093e\u0924\u0942\u0928 \u0918\u0930\u093e\u091a\u0947 \u091b\u0924 \u092b\u094b\u0921\u0942\u0928 \u092a\u0921\u0932\u093e \u0909\u0932\u094d\u0915\u093e \u0938\u0926\u0943\u0936\u094d\u092f \u0926\u0917\u0921 - \u0915\u094b\u092a\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0935 \u0924\u093e\u0932\u0941\u0915\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924 \u0916\u0933\u092c\u0933 #dnewskopargaon #ulka\" width=\"470\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ANCXlvSthi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Video: D NEWS KOPRGAON (24 January 2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0915\u094b\u092a\u0930\u0917\u093e\u0935 - \u0918\u0930\u093e\u091a\u093e \u092a\u0924\u094d\u0930\u093e \u092b\u093e\u0921\u0942\u0928 \u0906\u0924 \u092a\u0921\u0932\u0902,,\u0915\u0941\u091f\u0941\u0902\u092c 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