Scientists Believe They Found a Chunk of an Ancient Planet in Africa

Image: A. Irving via The Meteoritical Society / Futurism. Article by Jon Christian. Futurism – March 9, 2021.

An astonishing discovery.

Ancient Planet

According to a new analysis, ScienceAlert reports, a meteorite found last year in Algeria is actually older than the Earth itself.

Instead, an international team of scientists behind the research say, it appears to be a remnant of an ancient protoplanet — making the space rock an extraordinary curiosity that could offer unprecedented insights into the early years of our solar system.

Stuffed Crust

ScienceAlert reports that the rock asteroid was quickly identified as unusual after its discovery in the Erg Chech sand sea last May, since unlike most meteorites, it had clearly been formed by a volcano — a suggestion that it had originated as part of a planet’s crust. […]

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