Adhi Kot (meteorite)

Adhi Kot is a meteorite that fell on 1 May 1919 in the Punjab region, now in Pakistan.^[2][3] The meteorite fell at 32°16′N 71°49′E at 12PM, 15 miles (24 km) north of station Nurpur, Shahpur District (the area was part of the old Shahpur District during British Rule).^[4] It was classified as an enstatite chondrite type EH4.^[1]

Adhi Kot
Type	Chondrite
Class	Enstatite chondrite
Group	EH4[1]
Country	Pakistan
Region	Punjab
Coordinates	32°6′N 71°48′E[1]
Observed fall	Yes
Fall date	1 May 1919
TKW	4.24 kg[1]

See also

• Glossary of meteoritics
• Meteorite fall

References

1. Meteoritical Bulletin Database: Adhi Kot
2. The Catalogue of Meteorites Natural History Museum
3. Elemental composition of mineral constituents from Adhi Kot EH4 chondrite
4. INDIAN METEORITES PUNJAB and DELHI: List of Indian meteorites. Archived 2017-08-15 at the Wayback Machine By C. A. SI~.RRAD, B.A., B.Sc. Indian Civil Service (retired). Communicated by Dr. L. J. Spencer, F.R.S., read November 1, 1932.

Further reading

• Alan E. Rubin; Wdward R.D. Scott (1997), "Abee and related EH chondrite impact-melt breccias", Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61 (2): 425–435, doi:10.1016/S0016-7037(96)00335-3, ISSN 0016-7037