It is one of the largest meteorites ever found
A meteorite, made up of the oldest material in the solar system, has been discovered in Antarctica.
It is one of the largest ever found – and sheds light on the evolution of the sun and planets.
The 7.6kg cosmic treasure was easy to find, as its black composition contrasted sharply with the snowy ground.
“Finding such a large meteorite like this is very rare,” said Maria Valdes, who works at the Field Museum in Chicago.
“Even tiny micrometeorites can be incredibly valuable, scientifically.”
It is indicative that in the last 100 years more than 45,000 meteorites have been identified in Antarctica, however, the majority of them do not exceed one kilogram.
The experts’ first findings show that this space rock is made of chondrite, the most common material in meteorites – indicating that it may have come from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and that it contains some of the oldest material in the solar system. our system.
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