Chainpur
Seen to fall in 1907 in India · 8.2 kg recovered · LL3.4
Chainpur is the earliest and heaviest of the three LL3.4 falls. It is the only LL3.4 fall recorded in India. Mhow came down only 14 km to the north-east, in 1827.
- Group
- LL chondrites
- Recorded position
- 25.850° N, 83.483° E
The map is centred on Chainpur. Rings every 50 km; numbers match the table below.
Nearest recorded falls
Chainpur has 26 other recorded falls within 250 km, one of the 20 most crowded spots in the record.
| # | Fall | Year | Class | Recovered | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mhow | 1827 | L6 | 350 g | 14 km north-east |
| 2 | Mirzapur | 1910 | L5 | 8.5 kg | 30 km south-west |
| 3 | Khanpur | 1932 | LL5 | 3.7 kg | 50 km south-west |
| 4 | Benares (a) | 1798 | LL4 | 3.7 kg | 78 km south-west |
| 5 | Sultanpur | 1916 | L/LL6 | 1.7 kg | 81 km east |
| 6 | Ramnagar | 1940 | L6 | 3.8 kg | 89 km north-west |
What LL3.4 means
LL3.4 is the label for an ordinary chondrite with low total iron and low metal, petrologic type 3, the least heated and most primitive texture. The nearest other LL3.4 fall is Manych in Russia, 4,088 km away. In date order among LL3.4 falls, the one after is Manych (1951, Russia).
Chainpur in India’s record
In date order Chainpur is number 67 of the 124 falls recorded in India, which run from 1621 to 2008. By recovered mass Chainpur comes 29th of 124 there. The fall recorded before Chainpur in India is Vishnupur (1906); the next is Baroti (1910).
The 1900s
Chainpur is one of 55 falls dated to the 1900s. Elsewhere, the record lists three other falls in 1907: Bali in the Central African Republic, Leighton in the United States, Domanitch in Turkey.