A meteor fall in Osmanabad causes flutter in locality

A stone falling from the sky on an agricultural farm in Osmanabad has become the talk of the town. The shiny yellow stone weighed 2.38 kilograms and has been deposited with the Geological Survey of India for further research.

Osmanabad (Maharashtra): Talks are rife in Osmanabad in Maharashtra about a golden stone falling from the sky. The stone is said to be a meteor in yellow colour and it had fallen on an agriculture farm on Friday.

On Friday morning, a farmer named Prabhu Nivruti Mali was working in his field around 6.30 am. He heard a gushing sound of the wind and all of a sudden something fell from the sky seven to eight feet away from him.

He alerted Tahsildar Narsingh Jadhav. The officials rushed to the farm and recovered the stone. The shiny yellow stone weighed 2.38 kilograms with dimensions of 7 inches length and 6 inches width.

After the initial inspection at the tahsil office, the officials sent the stone to the Geological Survey of India. It could be a meteor. And, the thickness of the stone is more than 3.5 inches, geological survey officials said. Further research is underway at their office.

A golden colour stone falling from the sky on a farm is a hot topic in Osmanabad last two days.

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