In the United States, a rare meteorite 4.6 billion years old, which has existed since the beginning of the solar system, fell on a residential building

In the American city of Hopewell, New Jersey, a rock fell on the roof of a residential building. Scientists, after studying

confirmed that it was a rare meteorite.

What is known

The space rock belongs to the subgroupchondrites. This is the most common subgroup of meteorites. It includes more than 85% of all space rocks that have reached the surface of our planet. Most of them have been found in Antarctica.

A meteorite that fell on a house in New Jersey has15 cm high, 10 cm wide and weighs 900 g. The age of the rare metal stone is approximately 4.6 billion years. The incident took place on May 8, 2023. The meteorite broke through the roof of the house and crushed the floor.

Rock, rock … who’s there?????

TCNJ physics professor Nate Magee confirmed today that the object that recently crashed landed into a home not far from campus is, indeed, from outer space.

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A few days later, researchers foundthat the space rock has existed since the beginning of the solar system and is a fragment that remains from its creation. The meteorite will probably be named Titusville, NJ. This is the nearest postal address to the crash site.

The metal stone has a blackened crusta few millimeters thick. It was formed due to combustion in the atmosphere. The meteorite is an LL-6 chondrite. It contains less iron than other members of this subgroup. The density is about 30-40% higher than that of granite and slate.