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The scientists said the results of the study in Japan of a fallen meteorite

Added	Fri, 24/07/2020
Источники	gismeteo.ru
Дата публикации	Thu, 23/07/2020
Версии	Meteor

Fallen in Japan in the first days of the month, a meteorite splinter flew past Earth asteroid was investigated in detail. It turned out that it consists of a chondrite, one of the most common constituent elements of solid bodies in space.

Data on this came from inside the Tokyo science Museum Shigekazu of Enada.

Scientists have discovered two surviving fragment of the meteorite. It is assumed that the outer diameter of the body originally was five inches. In the structure of the remains revealed traces of pyroxene, metal inclusions, olivine and other compounds found on Earth.

Experts assume that speech can go only about a fragment of a larger celestial body.

The age of the meteorite is unknown, perhaps he is the same age as the Solar system, and it is more than 4.5 billion years.

Research is continuing and, probably, in the end, scientists will be able to give answers to many questions about the history of the Universe.

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