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Name: DHAJALA
Place of fall: Near Dhajala, Sayla Taluka, India.
22°22'40"N., 71°25'38"E.
Date of fall: January 28, 1976, 2040 hrs.
Class and type: Stone. Olivine-bronzite chondrite (H3-4).
Number of individual specimens: Approximately 300.
Total weight: About 45 kg, largest mass 12 kg.
Circumstances of fall: A brilliant fireball was seen, several times brighter than the full moon, and a hissing sound and detonations were heard. The fall ellipse extended NE to SW over a distance of about 17 km.

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The Dhajala (H3.8) meteorite fell in Gujarat, India, on the 28th January, 1976.
A total mass of 45 kg was recovered.

22° 22' 40"N, 71° 25' 38"E



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