| Akbarpur | |
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| Type | Chondrite |
| Class | Ordinary chondrite |
| Group | H4 |
| Country | India |
| Region | Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 44°13′N 0°37′E / 44.217°N 0.617°E / 44.217; 0.617[1] |
| Observed fall | Yes |
| Fall date | April 18, 1838 |
| TKW | 1800 g |
Akbarpur is an H chondrite meteorite that fell to earth on April 18, 1838, in Uttar Pradesh, India. It is notable for being the first Indian meteorite for which an official report accompanied by a legal deposition was filed.[2]
It is a polymict[3] that belongs to the petrologic type 4, thus was assigned to the group H4.[1] Its surface features regmaglypts.[4]
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