Astronomical Science

GSI Study of Rare Meteorite may Hold Clue to Life’s Origin

A study of two meteorites which fell in Assam and Rajasthan over a span of 13 hours in 2017, by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), has concluded that they may contain “significant clues to the origins of life.

On June 5, 2017, a meteorite weighing 3.014 kg fell in Natun Balijan village in Tinsukia, Assam.

On June 6, another meteorite, weighing 2.23 kg, fell in Mukundpura village under Sadiya subdivision near Jaipur.

Clues to the Formation of Early Life: They contain grains of calcium and iron which date to a ....

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