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Other examples are the 7.5-centimeter L chondrite that pierced the roof of a shed at Madhipura in Bihar, India on May 23, 1950
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Title: Rare gases in Bansur, Udaipur and Madhipura chondrites
Authors: Gopalan, K. & Rao, M. N.

We have analysed three Indian meteorites - Bansur, Udaipur and Madhipura - for the elemental and isotopic composition of Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe and determined their radiation and gas-retention ages. It is found that Udaipur belongs to the group of unequilibrated ordinary chondrites and Madhipura probably belongs to the group of shocked hypersthene chondrites.

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The Madhipura (L) meteorite fell in Bihar, India, on the 23rd May, 1950.
A total mass of 1000 g was recovered.

25° 55'N, 86° 22'E



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