The find is being analyzed by scientists as a possible
meteorite.
The fragment belongs to
meteorite collector Graham Ensor whose lifelong fascination with space rocks began at Barwell.
Central Michigan University (CMU) Geology faculty member Monica Sirbescu shared that an unidentified man from Grand Rapids, Michigan, approached her to check out his 22.5-pound
meteorite. This was revealed by the CMU on Wednesday.
Two pieces of the space rock crashed into the ground mere feet from the boys, making this one of the closest near-misses in all of
meteorite history.
Dubai: Tunisians have expressed their anger on social media after a French jeweller used fragments from the famous Tataouine
meteorite of Tunisian in his latest collection, calling on the government to investigate the matter.
A team from Oman has taken possession of a prized
meteorite which was found in the Al Wusta desert in 1954 and taken to the UK for examination purposes.
The
meteorite matter is believed to originate from the birth of our solar system, around 4.5 billion years ago.
Analysis with the ChemCam spectrometer confirms that it's an iron-nickel
meteorite, whose outer surface melted and vaporized during the
meteorite's plunge through Mars's tenuous atmosphere.
Searching a Swedish quarry, researchers discovered a new variety of
meteorite that may have originated from the same cosmic collision that formed L chondrites, which make up around 40 percent of all known
meteorites.
"For a cup of coffee, I can tell you whether or not you have a
meteorite," Pugh said.
TEHRAN (FNA)- A team of scientists at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., has found evidence of past water movement throughout a Martian
meteorite, reviving debate in the scientific community over life on Mars.
Washington, August 27 ( ANI ): Chelyabinsk
meteorite had either earlier collided with another body in the solar system or came too close to the Sun before it fell to Earth, according to a new research.
By Joey Aguilar/Staff Reporter
Meteorite fragments being exhibited at the American School of Doha (ASD) Friendship Festival were a great draw.
