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A Relic of The Early Solar System Was Just Found on a Driveway in England
NICOLETTA LANESE, LIVE SCIENCE
9 MARCH 2021
A meteorite found in the UK contains an extremely rare combination of minerals that could give scientists a glimpse into how the Solar System formed and even how life emerged on Earth.
The meteorite tumbled to Earth on February 28, when a dazzling fireball zoomed over southwest England, Live Science previously reported. At the time, scientists suspected that quite a few fragments of the space rock likely reached the ground.
One such fragment landed on a driveway in Winchcombe, a town in Gloucestershire, according to a statement from the Natural History Museum in London.
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The first of its kind in history. British scientists are delighted to have discovered a meteorite by Josh Atkinson
It has been a week since fireballs lit up the night sky over the south of England. The next day, meteorologists publicly announced that they were hunting for meteorite fragments, which they thought had landed somewhere near the town of Cheltenham.
Scientists likened the search for small space rocks in a not-so-clear place to looking for a needle in a haystack, but luck smiled at them. A resident of Winchcomb, a mile from Cheltenham, called them and saw a pile of burnt stones on the driveway. It became not just a meteorite, but a meteorite.
Rare meteorite containing ingredients of life falls on driveway in England
Rare meteorite containing ingredients of life falls on driveway in England
A meteorite fell on a driveway in England on February 28. Researchers at the Natural History Museum in London examined the meteorite and found that it contains an extremely rare combination of minerals .
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UPDATED: March 10, 2021 16:53 IST
The meteorite looks like a chunk of coal but is much softer and more fragile. (Image credit: The Trustees of the Natural History Museum via Live Science)
An extremely rare meteorite that tumbled to Earth last week in the United Kingdom could provide some insights about the early history of the solar system and emergence of life on Earth, scientists said.