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Sabetmahet 27°26' N, 82°5' E near Balrampur, Gonda district, Uttar Pradesh, India
Fall 1855, August 16, evening
Stone. Chondrite.
Approx. recovered weight: 1 .3 kg
A stone of about 2.751b (1.3kg) fell and was made an object of worship; only about 3g were secured, H.B. Medlicott(1885).
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When the Sabetmahet chondrite fell in 1855 in the Gonda district, United Provinces, India, the natives decked the stone, estimated to weigh over 2 pounds, with flowers and burned sandalwood to it. They only left 3 grams for scientific investigation
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The Sabetmahet (H5) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 16th August, 1855.
A total mass of 1250 g was recovered.

27° 26'N, 82° 5'E



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