Meteorite likely fragment of unknown asteroid

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Nullarbor meteorite likely fragment of unknown asteroid

THE first meteorite ever located solely using data from specially-placed cameras has been found to be geologically unique, presenting questions of its origins.

Geochronologist Fred Jourdan says the Bunburra Rockhole meteorite—found seven years ago on the WA side of the Nullarbor Plain—appears to be part of an asteroid that may no longer exist.

It consists of basalt with a character never before found in a meteorite.

“This one has a particular composition—which makes us think that it comes from a different body that has not been sampled before,” Associate Professor Jourdan says.

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