In Argentina found a 30-ton meteorite.
In Argentina, scientists have found a meteorite weighing more than 30 tons.
According to experts, the celestial body had become the second largest of those meteorites that have been previously extracted from the earth. The largest – Goba — has been found in Namibia a century ago.
Excavations took place on the border of Chaco province near Buenos Aires. Experts estimate the age of a meteorite 4,000 years. He hit the ground during a meteor shower, experts explained. It is reported that in this area, there were lots and lots of craters: about 26 on an area of 20 kilometers. Scientists have discovered more than 100 tons of meteoritic debris.
Video extract of the findings of the Euronews TV channel published on its YouTube channel:
