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Scientists retrace asteroid s trip to Earth from Vesta

Scientists retrace asteroid s trip to Earth from Vesta CNN 1 hr ago By Ashley Strickland, CNN © Peter Jenniskens/SETI Institute This fragment of asteroid 2018 LA was recovered from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in central Botswana. For the first time, scientists have been able to precisely map the flight path of an asteroid that landed on Earth and trace it back to its point of origin. The boulder-size fragment s journey to our planet began 22 million years ago, according to new research. © NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCAL/MPS/DLR/IDA NASA s Dawn spacecraft studied the giant asteroid Vesta from July 2011 to September 2012. The asteroid, known as 2018 LA, appeared like a fireball in the skies over Botswana on June 2, 2018, before breaking apart and landing in the Central Kalahari Game Reserve.

It took 22 million years for these meteorites to land on Earth

It took 22 million years for these meteorites to land on Earth Share Updated: 12:04 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021 By Ashley Strickland Share Updated: 12:04 PM EDT Apr 28, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript Uh huh. When a meteorite strikes, earth scientists think it might create an unexpected mineral. At the impact site, scientists found it may alter minerals where it crashed and create an unusual form of silica. A team led by a Carnegie Institute for Science researcher examined the crystal structure of the silicon mineral courts under shock compression. They mimicked a meteorite impact in a lab with a cannon light gas gun to accelerate projectiles into court samples faster than a bullet. They used X ray tools to figure out the crystal structure of material right after impact and found that courts undergoes a transition into a new crystalline structure. However, once the intense pressure subsides, it can t last. This challenges longstanding assumptio

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