TITLE:
Study of impact materials of akhnoor meteor crater in Jammu and Kashmir (India)
AUTHORS:
Naseer Iqbal, Ajaz Ahmad, Tabasum Masood, M. N Vahia
KEYWORDS:
Meteor Impact; Creator; Stony Meteorite
JOURNAL NAME:
Natural Science,
Vol.3 No.6,
June
22,
2011
ABSTRACT: A sample of Akhnoor meteor crater, which fell on 2nd 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.