Beitrag Mi 21. Jul 2021, 10:13

Rock fragments found in fields turn into 4.6 billion-year

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small stone The one found in a field in Gloucestershire in the UK may not look like much to a passerby But it may also contain important information about the formation of the solar system - and the origins of life.

That's because it doesn't happen here on Earth. but from somewhere outside the orbit of Mars. Gravity from a gravitational collision or ดาวน์โหลด SLOTXO
collision between asteroids. The fragments landed on a vast expanse of land. and ended up punching through our atmosphere to fall to Earth as a meteorite.

However, the so-called Winchcombe meteorite might not be an ordinary meteorite. Scientists are currently conducting an analysis to determine its composition. Hoping to learn more about where it came from. and how it was formed

“The internal structure is fragile and loose. It's porous with fissures and cracks,” says University of Loughborough microscopicologist Sean Fowler. in the UK said

“It doesn't seem to have undergone any thermal changes. which means it used to sit there. through mars untouched since before any planets were created This means that we have a rare opportunity to examine parts of our ancient past.”