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Shower of stones (crystalline ehondrite), 3 kg. recovered, fell 22.12. 1868, 5 p.m., at Moti-ka-nagla, a hamlet of Gurdha Dang, 26° 50' N., 77° 20' E., 36 miles S. of Bharatpur, tahsil Biana, Bharatpur State, Rajputana.
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Moti-ka-nagla 26°50' N, 77°20' E
Goorda, Biana district, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
Fall 1868, December 22, 17:00 hrs
Stone Ordinary (H6)
Synonym(s): Bhurtpur; Ghoordha; Giirdha; Motecka-Nugla
After the appearance of a luminous meteor (passing from NE to SW), and detonations, a shower of stones fell, but only three were found; the largest fragment weighing about 3.25lb (1.5kg) was preserved in the Indian Museum, Calcutta.
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The Moti-ka-nagla (H6) meteorite fell in Rajasthan, India, on the 22nd December, 1868.
A total mass of 1500 g was recovered.

26° 50'N, 77° 20'E



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