A team of scientists analyzes the oldest compound ever detected. It is up to 7,000 million years old and was formed before the Sun and the planets of the solar system existed.
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Material older than Earth found inside a meteorite
Material older than Earth found inside a meteorite
Material older than Earth found inside a meteorite
A team of scientists analyzes the oldest compound ever detected. It is up to 7,000 million years old and was formed before the Sun and the planets of the solar system existed.
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On September 28, 1969, a large fireball could be seen in the sky in Victoria, southeast of Australia, which divided into three fragments before disappearing. Shortly afterward an impact was felt. It was him Murchison meteorite, from which up to 100 kilos of material were recovered. Since then, organic compounds and sugars have been found in these rocks that have reaffirmed the theory that the essential compounds for life to emerge on Earth came from space aboard meteorites. Now, a new study reveals that these rocks contain even more surprising things.