Study of impact materials of akhnoor meteor crater in Jammu and Kashmir (India)

Naseer Iqbal, Ajaz Ahmad, Tabasum Masood, M. N Vahia

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Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, India.

DOI: 10.4236/ns.2011.36058                

Abstract

A sample of Akhnoor meteor crater, which fell on 2^nd January 2009 in Jammu District, Jammu & Kashmir, India, has been analyzed for ele-mental composition by Spectroscopic tech-niques. Concentrations of 17 major, minor and trace elements were determined. The authentic-ity of the meteorite sample was established by comparing its composition with those of stan-dard meteorites/chondrite. The classification of the sample has been made by comparing the abundances and concentration ratios of ele-ments with other known meteorites.

Keywords

Meteor Impact; Creator; Stony Meteorite

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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