An Interest In:
Web News this Week
- March 23, 2024
- March 22, 2024
- March 21, 2024
- March 20, 2024
- March 19, 2024
- March 18, 2024
- March 17, 2024
March 29, 2013 07:12 pm GMT
Original Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/BTwDfa-8KWg/
Green Rock May Be First Meteorite From Mercury
Scientists may have discovered the first meteorite from Mercury.
The green rock found in Morocco last year may be the first known visitor from the solar system's innermost planet, according to meteorite scientist Anthony Irving, who unveiled the new findings this month at the 44th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. The study suggests that a space rock called NWA 7325 came from Mercury, and not an asteroid or Mars.
NWA 7325 is actually a group of 35 meteorite samples discovered in 2012 in Morocco. They are ancient, with Irving and his team dating the rocks to an age of about 4.56 billion years. Read more...
More about Space, Us World, World, Asteroid, and MercuryOriginal Link: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/BTwDfa-8KWg/
Share this article:
Tweet
View Full Article
Mashable
Mashable is the top source for news in social and digital media, technology and web culture.More About this Source Visit Mashable