The oldest meteorite recovered on Earth
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The oldest meteorite recovered on Earth is known as the Murchison meteorite.
It was discovered in Australia in 1969 and is estimated to be approximately 4.6 billion years old.
Yes, a billion! It's almost as old as time itself....
The fascinating thing about the Murchison meteorite is that it contains a wealth of organic compounds, including amino acids, the building blocks of life as we know it.
Its study has been crucial to understanding the chemistry and origin of life on our planet.
Imagine, a piece of space rock that has travelled the vast universe for billions of years, only to crash land on our tiny planet and reveal secrets about our own existence.
It's truly amazing.
The Murchison meteorite has an average diameter of about 10 centimetres, making it a rather small-sized specimen and a cosmic gem that connects us to our distant past.
It reminds us that we are part of a vast, ever-changing universe, and that life itself may have origins far older than we can imagine.
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