The Oldest Material Ever Found on Earth☄️🌎
Introducing the Murchison Meteorite, one of the most scientifically studied meteorites that fell in Australia in 1969.
It is a rare type of carbonaceous chondrite that is filled with rich, organic compounds. Silicone carbide grains (stardust) inside the meteorite were dated to be around 7 billion years old by measuring the amount of cosmic ray exposure within the grains. This finding makes it the oldest material ever found on earth with grains dating before the creation of our Sun!
Not only is the age interesting, but the meteorite also contained over 70 amino acids which are the building blocks of proteins necessary for life. It shows that complex organic molecules are not unique to earth and may have been delivered to earth via a meteorite long, long ago.
This piece of the Murchison Meteorite is a part of the Granada Gallery collection. ☄️✨
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Do you know Raimondi Cove Plant reaches maturity only after 100 years, flowers only once in a lifetime, and can live over 1000 years?
Raimondi Cove Plant (Puya raimondi) is a unique and rare plant that can grow at a high altitude of about 3800 m.
It is the largest species of bromeliad, reaching up to 15 m (50 ft) in height.
[📷 Waldemar Niclevicz]
A "split screen" sunset happens when clouds on the right half of the footage are higher in the sky and are thus still picking up some of the Sun’s lingering rays
This was recorded in Florida.