Meteor fell to the world on 26 July, the mass of the object is 23 grams. While falling, Meteor hit the roof of a residential building in Georgia, in the United States and partially damaged the ground. As a result of a detailed analysis, researchers concluded that these are the most common meteorite category of chondrites.
Experts have found that the chemical composition of the meteor corresponds to the composition of the solar substance that suggests that the age exceeds the age of the Earth.
A researcher from the University of Georgia Scott Harris said that this meteorite belongs to the object group in the asteroid zone between Mars and Jupiter. According to him, it was claimed that these objects were caused by the collapse of a much larger asteroid about 470 million years ago.
According to experts’ preliminary estimates, this meteorite age can reach 4.5 billion years. Finding is atypical, because usually meteors of this size do not pose a threat to the surface of the Earth, because they completely burn in the atmosphere of the earth.
Researchers plan to do a comprehensive study on the object and further demonstrate as an exhibition at the Tedlusville Science Museum in Cartersville.
Source: Ferra
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