Scientists Discover The Origins Of A 23-Million-Year-Old Asteroid That Hit Earth

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A fragment of asteroid 2018 LA recovered in Central Kalahari Game Reserve in central Botswana (Credit: SETI Institute)

While scientists have managed to recover and examine thousands of meteorites, finding their origin or even whether they are from icy comets or rocky asteroids has proved elusive. Now, for the first time, a team of international researchers has traced the source of a boulder-sized rock that landed in Botswana to an asteroid named Vesta. Boasting a diameter of about 326 miles, it is one of the largest and brightest rocks in the asteroid belt that circles the Sun between Jupiter and Mars.

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  • thefortnite_kid
    thefortnite_kid3달
    cool
    • adroit_avimimus
      adroit_avimimus3년 이상
      This is very intriguing!
      • hello_hi
        hello_hi3년 이상
        Interesting!!
      • ilovanimals
        ilovanimals3년 이상
        Wow
        • bignategf23
          bignategf233년 이상
          I was there when it happened it was so scary
          • logi_bear0011
            logi_bear00113년 이상
            cool
            • evil-fox
              evil-fox4년 이하
              Have you seen the article on that big rino?
            • lightningmaster
              lightningmaster4년 이하
              maybe earth ate its pizza
              • uzumaki_chan
                uzumaki_chan4년 이하
                Omg I hope everyone is ok
                • sinkuli
                  sinkuli약 4년
                  Wow. I hope no was injured. Other planets have gravitational pulls, right? So why did it come to earth? Some planets have a higher gravitational pull than earth!
                  • logi_bear0011
                    logi_bear00113년 이상
                    same
                    • nuggy
                      nuggy4년 이하
                      i think earth have the highest gravitational pull
                      • lola_1234
                        lola_12344년 이하
                        Yeah because doesn’t the Moon have a low gravitational pull so that makes you float a little bit but Earth you stay down and not float. *Correct me if I am wrong( Ima just trying to remember Third grade Space unit🤫😂)
                        • noahblook
                          noahblook4년 이하
                          Well if the sun had a surface it would have the most but its jupiter
                        • darklight_rp
                          darklight_rp4년 이하
                          it was angry with the earth
                          • xnestorio
                            xnestorio4년 이하
                            Maybe the earth stole its ice cream. XD LOLZ!!!!!
                            • kittendragon
                              kittendragon4년 이하
                              Haha hahaha funny! It is National ice Cream month!

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