One hundred years on the fall of the biggest meteorite in Germany
One hundred years on the fall of the biggest meteorite in Germany
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| Even today, has researched the pieces of meteorite (Getty) |
One hundred years on the fall of the biggest meteorite in Germany
Millions of years remained the metallic rock under shock in space before finishing its journey, before a hundred years, in a space inside a forest in the German "Hessen" region. The arrival of this orb in the third hour and twenty-five minutes April 3 / April 1916, an event seduced scientists and residents of the area
He saves the meteorite today at the University of "Marburg" Minerals Museum. According to its director, Peter Mazibrg, the meteor "Teresa" is the largest meteorite decreased during surveillance on the territory of Germany. The meteorite was able to enter the Guinness Book of Records with a weight of 63 kg, with a diameter covering up to 36 centimeters
He called the meteorite according to the city of "Teresa", which fell nearby, which has now become part of the city "Chwelmstadt" in central Germany. A hundred years ago, in a bright blue sky, saw the inhabitants of this area at the time, and seconds in passing, a brilliant body over their head, accompanied by long thunder, Smokeless tail kilometers stretch, Before falling to the ground. Thus, it summarizes the University "Marburg" This historical event. According to eyewitnesses, at the time, the shock wave leads to concussion windows, kitchen tools in neighboring areas
However, the story of this meteor back to a time far beyond, say world metals Mazibrg. An estimated age of this piece of metal at 4.56 billion years, making it almost the age of our solar system, as it seems that they left the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars to travel The space for nearly 600 million years, before sailing on the ground.
This space is a dark gray color in the glass cabinet in the said messenger of the museum, became lighter than it was the moment of arrival, and so it Aguettah scientists samples for their research, which throw the Light on the internal composition. We see the fine lines and Zrckshat openwork, these are generally conformations that characterize most of the meteorites found on Earth, known as the after-forms' Wiedemann Steitn
At first was interested in the issue of a meteorite, multidisciplinary world "Teresa", Alfred Wegener, who later became famous for his theory of continental drift. As a result of the event, he announced Wigner, by ad in the newspaper! His need for witnesses named him falling time, and describe his change of color that took place on the body during the autumn, the direction and the angle of the path that broke or burned the body. In 1917, Wegener was able to extract the results of the calculation based on the length of the velocity of the rear smog, that the stone weighs 50 kilograms, and that the last hole in the depth and half ground collision counters, which proved May be approximate later.
On March 6 / March 1917, a forestry staff discovered the place of fall of the meteorite coincidence and told the authorities I was receiving. But this space stone has not been in place Wigner predicted. However, this does not diminish the value of the great practical and scientific achievements regarding the meteor "Teresa", he says Mazibrg adds: "We are still conducting our research today on the pieces of meteorite
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