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RE: Benares (a) meteorite

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Benares (or Krakhut). Shower of stones (spherical ehondrite), largest recovered 1 kg., fell 19.12. 1798, 8 p.m., at Krakhaut, 25° 22' N., 82° 55' E., 14 miles from Benares, district Benares.
Source (PDF)

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Title: The classification of the Benares chondrite
Authors: Mason, B.

The Benares chondrite occupies a unique place in the history of meteoritics, in having been one of the first meteorite falls to be thoroughly documented

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The Benares (a) (LL4) meteorite fell in Uttar Pradesh, India, on the 19th December, 1798.
A total mass of 3.7 kg was recovered.

25° 22'N, 82° 55'E