24 July,2019 05:09 PM IST | | mid-day online desk
Nitish Kumar
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar visited Madhubani district on Wednesday to inspect a meteorite which was discovered in Koriyahi village this week.
A group of farmers found a meteorite, which is a celestial object after they heard a loud sound in a nearby field.
The celestial object is a large stone and weighed around 15 kilograms. It was recovered by the villagers after it had gone four-feet deep into the ground. The object was seen having magnetic properties.
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Madhubani District Magistrate S.D Ashok had announced that the meteorite will be sent for further examination and research to the concerned department.
For those unversed, a meteorite is a piece of interplanetary matter which manages to fall through the atmosphere and land on Earth. The size may range from a small stone weighing a few grams to more than a hundred kilograms.
(with inputs from ANI)
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