Last episode we asked, what if a killer asteroid was headed towards the India. This episode, we're exploring how people find bits of asteroids that do crash into India from time to time. And why go looking for meteorites at all - what's in it for us? This episode is an Imagined Tomorrow Short, where we take a detour to discuss an idea sparked by a future we previously explored. 

Experts we spoke to for the episode:

Dr. Dwijesh Ray, a planetary geologist at the physical research laboratory in Ahmedabad.

People who helped make this episode:

Imagined Tomorrow is created and hosted by Shreya Dasgupta. 

Theme music, sound design and editing by Abhijit Shylanath. 

Coffee supply by Abhishek Madan.

Email: [email protected]

Transcript | References | Sound Credits: https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vS6mGiR4-_TRp09Bxvshsts9RQCBbrbaqMUVJgOTvdFbDwFdv20ymqnAj_bTax2-w80UmSfKgZMumRD/pub

Meteorites vs meteo'wrongs'

A short list of meteorites that have crashed into India in the recent past