The Winchcombe meteorite provides a 'tantalising glimpse' into the origins of the Earth's water and solar system, said Dr Ashley King.
The Winchcombe meteorite provides a"tantalising glimpse" into the origins of the Earth's water and solar system, said Dr Ashley King.A new study of a meteorite that landed in Winchcombe has bolstered a theory regarding the origins of water on Earth., which fell on the Gloucestershire town in February 2021.
Crash landing on to a driveway, the rock has now provided compelling evidence that water arrived on Earth from asteroids in the outer solar system. Dr Ashley King of the Natural History Museum and author on the paper says:"[It is one] of the most pristine meteorites available for analysis, offering scientists a tantalising glimpse back through time to the original composition of the solar system 4.6 billion years ago."
These results show that carbonaceous chondrites, which comprise about 3% of all meteorites, are a great match for explaining how ingredients needed to kickstart oceans and life on the early Earth came to be.
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