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| Indian scientists to verify Tamil Nadu meteorite death claim | Indian scientists to verify Tamil Nadu meteorite death claim |
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| Indian scientists have been asked to verify claims that a man died after being hit by a meteorite in southern Vellore city. | Indian scientists have been asked to verify claims that a man died after being hit by a meteorite in southern Vellore city. |
| Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram said on Sunday that Kamraj, a bus driver, died after a meteorite fell on a college campus. | Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa Jayaram said on Sunday that Kamraj, a bus driver, died after a meteorite fell on a college campus. |
| Scientists said tests were needed to confirm that the rock was a meteorite. | |
| If confirmed, experts said this would be the first such death in nearly 200 years. | |
| According to a list prepared by the International Comet Quarterly, a man was killed in a "meteorite fall" in India in 1825. | According to a list prepared by the International Comet Quarterly, a man was killed in a "meteorite fall" in India in 1825. |
| PK Senthilkumari, chief of Vellore police, told The Hindu that a "small stone weighing about 10g was recovered from the spot" at Bharathidasan Engineering College. | PK Senthilkumari, chief of Vellore police, told The Hindu that a "small stone weighing about 10g was recovered from the spot" at Bharathidasan Engineering College. |
| "We have requested scientists to come and examine the object." | "We have requested scientists to come and examine the object." |
| Kamraj was working in the campus when the object fell and caused a loud explosion. It left a crater in the ground and blew out glass windows in the adjoining buildings. | Kamraj was working in the campus when the object fell and caused a loud explosion. It left a crater in the ground and blew out glass windows in the adjoining buildings. |
| The victim "sustained serious injuries and died while on the way to the hospital," Ms Jayaram said. | The victim "sustained serious injuries and died while on the way to the hospital," Ms Jayaram said. |
| The government has announced a financial aid of 100,000 (£1,000;$1,441) for Kamraj's family. | The government has announced a financial aid of 100,000 (£1,000;$1,441) for Kamraj's family. |
| Meteors are dust-sized particles that burn up as they plummet through Earth's atmosphere. Meteorites are larger, more durable objects that survive heating in the atmosphere and land on Earth. | Meteors are dust-sized particles that burn up as they plummet through Earth's atmosphere. Meteorites are larger, more durable objects that survive heating in the atmosphere and land on Earth. |