Kopargaon - LL5 Chondrite

Kopargaon is a recent witnessed LL5 Ordinary Chondrite fall from Maharashtra, India, which occurred on 24 January 2023 at around 06:50 local time. The meteorite fell in the Kopargaon taluk of Ahmednagar district, near Bhojade village, where it struck through the flat metal roof of a house before hitting the floor and breaking into fragments. The total recovered mass was reported as less than 1 kg, making available material limited and giving the fall strong provenance as a modern, well-documented event.

Kopargaon is classified as an LL5 Ordinary Chondrite, meaning it has low total iron and low metallic iron compared with H and L Chondrites, while the type 5 classification indicates significant thermal metamorphism on its parent asteroid. The meteorite has also been described as a monomict breccia, preserving material from a single parent rock type that was fragmented and reassembled by impact processes. Reported studies note equilibrated olivine and low-calcium pyroxene, along with low to moderate shock features.

Studying Kopargaon provides valuable insight into Ordinary Chondrite parent bodies, shock effects, and the recovery of fresh meteorite material from a recent witnessed fall. Its unusual roof-impact story, limited recovered mass, and Indian provenance make it especially desirable for collectors focused on modern falls, hammer stones, or well-documented Chondrites. Each specimen represents ancient asteroid material connected to a clearly recorded event in 2023.