The Oldest Material Found on Earth ☄️
The Oldest Material Ever Found on Earth☄️🌎
Introducing the Murchison Meteorite, one of the most scientifically studied meteorites that fell in Australia in 1969. It is a rare type of carbonaceous chondrite that is filled with rich, organic compounds. Silicone carbide particles (stardust) inside the meteorite were dated to be around 7 billion years old by measuring the amount of cosmic ray exposure within the particles.
Not only is the age interesting, but the meteorite also contained over 70 amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins necessary for life. It shows that complex organic molecules are not unique to earth and may have been delivered to earth via a meteorite long, long ago.
This piece of the Murchison Meteorite is a part of the Granada Gallery collection. ☄️✨
Research paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murchis...
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