NASA scientist Peter Jenniskens has attempted to trace the path taken by a meteorite that fell last month in Utah in the western United States. Jenniskens boarded a KSL-TV helicopter to search for a hole where the object fell.
According to the scientist, the type of ground where the meteorite probably landed is relatively soft. The discovered hole was completely empty and provided no evidence of meteoritic rock. Jenniskens’ main goal is to find out where the meteorite came from and what millions of years of information he can glean from it.
According to the KSL report, while engaged in exploration, Jenniskens said the possibility of a meteorite falling nearby was high: “It looks like something was dug here, so it’s quite possible that a meteorite fell there. location “.
Scientists are unconcerned about the prize money offered to anyone who finds a piece of the meteor or even finds out what it is made of. What motivated Peter Jenniskens was the curiosity and historical accomplishment that such a discovery indicates.
Embedded in each fraction of meteoritic rock is important information that indicates, for example, when this object left the asteroid belt in which it was located and how long it spent in space before arriving on Earth. .
While scientists have yet to get any major revelations about the meteorite, he came away with more clues and experience on how and where to look for them. He points out that finding this kind of information about these objects “is just fascinating. It’s the closest thing to touching the heavens. I mean, it’s really space coming to find us.
Via : CNBC
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