{"id":254775,"date":"2023-08-05T20:37:46","date_gmt":"2023-08-05T15:07:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=254775"},"modified":"2023-08-05T20:37:46","modified_gmt":"2023-08-05T15:07:46","slug":"a-rare-ureilite-meteorite-possibly-created-madhya-pradeshs-famous-dhala-impact-crater-new-study-suggests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/a-rare-ureilite-meteorite-possibly-created-madhya-pradeshs-famous-dhala-impact-crater-new-study-suggests\/","title":{"rendered":"A Rare Ureilite Meteorite Possibly Created Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Famous Dhala Impact Crater, New Study Suggests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article<\/span><b> \u201c<\/b><b>A Rare Ureilite Meteorite Possibly Created Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Famous Dhala Impact Crater, New Study Suggests<\/b><b>\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0published in <\/span><b>Hindustan Times on 23rd July 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A team of scientists have found that the Dhala crater formed when an extraordinarily rare and ancient meteorite known as <\/span><b>Ureilite<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> crashed into India.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Note: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In India, there are three meteor impact craters found. These are 1) Ramgarh in Rajasthan 2) Lonar in Maharashtra and 3) Dhala in MP<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is Dhala Crater?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhala crater is located in Madhya Pradesh. It <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">has a diameter of 11 kilometers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is Asia\u2019s largest and world\u2019s seventh-largest impact crater.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are Ureilites?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ureilites belong to a scarce class of primitive meteorites, making up only a small fraction of all meteorites found on Earth. Comprising mostly olivine and pyroxene silicate rocks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ureilites also contain less than 10% of carbon (either in the form of diamond or graphite), metal sulphides and a few fine-grained silicates.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How was Dhala Crater formed?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dhala crater was formed from an ancient meteorite known as Ureilite. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Ureilite was approximately one kilometre in diameter and crashed into Earth\u2019s atmosphere at an extraordinary speed of 15 km\/s about 2500 to 1700 million years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Significance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: With these findings, scientists hope to learn more about the rare meteorite crater and its potential role in Earth&#8217;s early history, including its impact on bringing water to the planet and the development of life.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cA Rare Ureilite Meteorite Possibly Created Madhya Pradesh\u2019s Famous Dhala Impact Crater, New Study Suggests\u201d \u00a0published in Hindustan Times on 23rd July 2023 What is the News? 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