We know more or less from the story of the dinosaurs what would happen to our planet in the event of a small meteor falling on Earth. Fortunately, both the Sun and Jupiter protect us with their massive masses and attract almost any approaching celestial body. As a result, our planet encounters much smaller meteorites.
This, of course, causes meteorites and meteorites to be very rare. For this reason, a meteor found in the Sahara Desert in 2011 is considered very important. More importantly, this is where the meteor came from. Because this meteorite comes from Mars.
Traveling millions of years ago
We know that many vehicles have been sent to the red planet to understand what is happening on Mars. The meteorite fragment with catalog number NWA 7034, called Black Beauty, is also one of the oldest examples of Martian structure in the possession of humanity.
Scientists announced that they have detected the source of this meteorite. According to this, the place where the meteor broke off and came to our planet was a crater called Karratha. The reason for choosing this name is that Karratha in Australia is the place where the oldest stone samples were found.
Geological specimens of different volcanic minerals and rock types are called breccia. Thanks to this stone called Black Beauty, it will be possible to reveal the differences in the past of the two planets by comparing the structures of Mars with examples from Earth.
The only known specimen of breccia
Planetary scientist Anthony Lagain of Curtin University, who led the research, says that thanks to the only known Martian breccia specimen, it is possible to shed light on 4.48 billion years ago. In fact, this information can give important details for our planet. Because of landslides and tectonic movements, it is not easy to find such old examples on Earth.
To find the source of the stone, the researchers conducted a study at the Pawsey Supercomputer Research Center using information from 90 million detected craters. A special algorithm was developed for dimensional and orbital predictions and calculations. Thus, it was revealed where the stone came from.
It is estimated that around 300 meteorites have come to Earth from Mars to date.
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