Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – A large stone was discovered by an Australian citizen, David Hole, in Maryborough Regional Park, near Melbourne, Australia, in 2015.
Davud thought that the stone contained gold, so he tried several times to open it. David opened the stone by sawing, drilling, dousing it with acid, and then going into the mill. But don’t waste it.
Finally, Hole took the stone to the Melbourne Museum for examination. After examination, the results showed that the object was a meteroid stone, a rare treasure from outer space.
“The appearance is sculpted with dimples. That shape occurs when they pass through the atmosphere, they melt outside and the atmosphere sculpts them,” said Melbourne Museum geologist Dermot Henry to The Sydney Morning Herald in 2019, quoted from Science Alert, Wednesday (16/10/2024 ).
The meteorite called Maryborough is 4.6 billion years old. The space rock is quite heavy, reaching 17 kilograms.
It turns out that the research results found a lot of content in the meteorite. For example, research finds a high percentage of iron, making it H5 ordinary chondrite. Additionally, in the interior of Maryborough there are droplets of tiny crystallized metallic minerals called chondrules.
“Some provide a glimpse of our planet. Some meteorites, there is ‘stardust’ that is even older than our Solar System, how stars formed and evolved to create the elements of the periodic table,” he explained.
“Other rare meteorites contain organic molecules such as amino acids; the building blocks of life.”
In the Science Alert report, the research team does not yet know the origin of Maryborough. Including since when the stone was on Earth.
Henry suspects that the meteorite came from the asteroid belt of Mars and Jupiter. Maryborough came out of there after being pushed by another asteroid and finally hit Earth.
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When Life Gives You Rocks: An Aussie Meteorite Adventure!
Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia – Gather ’round folks, because we’ve got a story that’s rock-solid. An Australian named David Hole, who sounds like he could be from a slapstick comedy, discovered a rather large stone in 2015 while out and about in Maryborough Regional Park, near Melbourne. And let’s just say he didn’t find your average rock—they don’t usually come with a side of drama!
Thinking he’d struck gold—like some kind of Australian Aladdin—David went to town on this stone. He sawed it, drilled it, poured acid on it, and even sent it through a mill. If he thought it was going to yield riches, the poor fellow was in for a bit of a shock, because what he actually found was beyond his wildest dreams!
After his ‘rocky’ endeavors yielded nothing, Hole decided to take his treasure to the Melbourne Museum for some expert opinions. Turns out, the scientific community has a way of bursting bubbles—they revealed that his stone was not gold or glittering treasure, but an ancient meteorite from deep within the cosmos. Yes, you heard that right! This hulking mass was around 4.6 billion years old, making it older than most things, including your last relationship!
Imagine a seasoned geologist like Dermot Henry lifting this meteorite and saying, “Oh, it’s just a little collection of stardust and some chondrules.” Yes, chondrules! Not your average jellybeans, mind you. These tiny crystallized minerals have given meteoric rocks the privilege of being called H5 ordinary chondrites. Next time someone questions your intelligence, just reply, “Pfft, I’m practically made of stardust.”
But wait, there’s more! The researchers found a high percentage of iron, which makes David Hole’s find more like an “Iron Throne” of meteorites rather than any long-lost pirate treasure. According to Henry, some meteorites even contain organic molecules like amino acids, which are—get this—the building blocks of life. So, if you ever needed motivation to stay fit, just remember: you could literally be made of star stuff!
Now, as riveting as this may sound, the ultimate question remains: where did this space rock come from? Yes, dear readers, it appears Maryborough took a little trip from the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter after being pushed away by another asteroid. Just a gentle nudge to infinity and beyond! And here I was, thinking my last Tinder date traveled light.
