Unveiling the Mysterious Journey of NWA 13188: A Unique Meteorite’s Stray Voyage from Earth’s Clouds to Outer Space

2023-07-17 22:41:34

Scientists seek to confirm that a black rock discovered in Morocco in 2018 left the Earth’s clouds for outer space, to return to it as a stray child, according to Russia Today. The first meteorite This rock – officially named Northwest Africa (NWA) 13188 – will be the first meteorite to make this round-trip. You might also be interested in NWA 13188’s bubbling appearance, crystal texture, and delicate chemical composition strongly hint at the type of rock that is composed of molten minerals produced by volcanoes near the Earth’s submerged ocean slabs. According to Jerome Gacheca, a geophysicist from the French National Centre, the rock has gone through a journey that has seen it spend a long time in orbit.
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