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4.6-Billion-Year-Old Sahara Meteorite Is Oldest Example Of Volcanic Rock In The Solar System – IFLScience
A meteorite discovered less than a year ago in the Sahara desert might be the oldest example of crystallized lava in the Solar System. Analysis of the many
A meteorite discovered less than a year ago in the Sahara desert might be the oldest example of crystallized lava in the Solar System. Analysis of the many fragments of this space rock suggests that they become solid million of years before Earth formed, giving us clues to what the very beginning of planetary formation must have been like.
A study published in the Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences details the properties of meteorite Erg Chech 002, which was found in the Algerian region…
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