4.5 billion-year-old meteorite found in back garden

[rangerrebew]

4.5 billion-year-old meteorite found in back garden

Thomson Reuters

Jun 28th 2017 9:16PM


Researchers at the Leiden's Naturalis Biodiversity Center announced on Monday, June 26, the discovery of a 1 pound meteorite that could help shed light on the origin of our solar system.

In a statement, the research center said several people in the Netherlands and Belgium witnessed on January 11 a fireball flying over the Dutch town of Broek in Waterland, making it the sixth meteorite to be found in the Netherlands in two centuries.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/06/28/4-5-billion-year-old-meteorite-found-in-back-garden/23007186/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_1834926&ncid=txtlnkusaolp00001361