Metagenome of Mukundpura meteorite impact soil

A meteorite fall was recorded in Mukundpura, Rajasthan in India on 6 June 2017. The meteorite was identified as a carbonaceous chondrite (CM2) and was found to contain more than 13 amino acids like alanine, valine, serine indicating that it is a rare primitive extraterrestrial object that may provide insights for understanding the primitive solar nebular processes. A study to evaluate the microbial community structure that may have survived the meteorite impact was conducted. Microbial cultivation and 16S rRNA metagenomic sequencing was performed to understand the culturable and unculturable microbial community structure present in the meteorite impact soil.