A meteorite that hit the English Gap provides compelling evidence of the origin of life on Earth. Space rock contains water very similar to the water on our planet.
Water is essential for the emergence of life on Earth. But scientists aren’t sure how this water got here. One popular theory is that asteroids outside our solar system took the water with them. The meteorite that struck the English village of Winchcombe in February 2021 supports this theory.
When an asteroid or meteorite hits the Earth, we call it a meteorite. Researcher Ashley King of the British Museum of Natural History said the specimen found at Winchcombe was one of the most undisturbed meteorites ever found.
Investigators arrived shortly after the crash. As a result, the rock is barely weathered. For example, rain may have drenched meteorite research.
In the laboratory it was discovered that the meteorite is no less than 4.6 billion years old. The effect is also reflected in many CCTV images of residential areas. This allows researchers to calculate the source of the space rock. Probably from the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. It took a meteorite nearly 300,000 years to get here.
According to King, the composition of the water in the meteorite found matches the water in our oceans. “That could mean asteroids are the main source of water,” she said. The research was published in a scientific journal Scientific progress.
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