In Antarctica, Scientists Siscover A Massive 7.7 kg Meteorite.

Besides the massive one, scientists have also found four smaller meteorites in the Antarctica

Meteorites are rocky things that fall from space. In most cases, meteorites burn out as soon as they enter the earth’s atmosphere. A team of scientists have now discovered a massive 7.7 kg meteorite in Antarctica. While this 7.7 kg stone might not sound like much, it is actually considered a massive object in the world of meteorites.

Aside from the massive one, scientists discovered four smaller meteorites in the same area. Because snow covers the majority of the Antarctic’s surface, black-colored stone-like meteorites are easy to spot and discover.A team of four has also used technology such as satellite imaging to detect meteorites, which is said to have a higher scientific value. Over the years, scientists have discovered over 45,000 meteorites in the Antarctic region, and the massive one is among the top 100 largest meteorites ever discovered.

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According to the Field Museum, “the meteorite’s size is less important than its sediment: next, Maria and her co-researchers will study its make-up and search for potential micrometeorites.” They also stated that “Antarctica is remote, bitterly cold, and dry: conditions that make it a difficult place to work, but excellent for finding meteorites with minimal weathering.”

Maria Valdes, a Cosmochemist at the Field Museum of Natural History’s Robert A. Pritzker Center for Meteoritics and Polar Studies, led the team.

Scientists will now ship these to the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences for further study and understanding of the meteorites, which are typically a part of a planet, asteroids, or comets. Some of these may even be from another solar system and will be made up of various minerals.