Meteorites from Sahara Desert (discovered by nomads in the 40-ies)

Meteorites from Sahara Desert (discovered by nomads in the 40-ies)

Ruby in Feldspar (FIND IN 2015) from Nepal

Ruby in Feldspar (FIND IN 2015) from Nepal

Meteorite Sikothi Alin from Russia (relatively unknown although it's discovered in 1947)

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A meteorite is the part of a meteoroid impinges after it on the earth from space to have fallen through the atmosphere. During the trip through the atmosphere, the material is greatly slowed and very hot; this can be seen as a meteor. Essentially, a meteorite debris from space. On the basis of the composition of meteorites can sometimes be determined what the source is. For example, there are already more than twenty were found which are derived from the moon. This refers to material that another meteorite from the moon's out of control. There are also meteorites, such as ALH84001 found whose origin is Mars. In many cases, however, the meteorite came from the asteroid belt (also called asteroid belt) between Mars and Jupiter. Whether there meteorites consist of a cometary origin, is still under discussion. It is possible that some rare and very fragile species of carbonaceous meteorites of short-period comets originate. A lot of debris that comes in contact with the atmosphere does not reach the earth, but burns by the resistance of the atmosphere. The fragments that burn in the night visible as meteors, also called star rain or shooting star. For larger items that do not completely burn only partially as meteorites land on Earth, occurs when passing the atmosphere a bolide (fireball). That it can be an impressive phenomenon is apparent in the car of the Sikhote-Alin. That was very visible in full daylight. The fireball caused by the Dutch Glanerbrug meteorite from April 1990, just before sunset was visible.



Siberia (Russian: Сибирь, Siberia) is the name of a large area in northern Asia that is mostly located in the Asian part of Russia. Nowadays, the name Siberia is used for the federal district of Siberia. However, historical and geographical Siberia is larger and includes most of the Federal District of Oeral and part of the Federal District of Far East (Jakutia). The north of Kazakhstan is also counted to Siberia. Siberia has an extreme country climate, with very strict winters and warm summers. Due to different mountains in the east, temperatures in eastern Siberia are on average slightly lower in winter than in western Siberia. The lowest temperatures of the northern hemisphere are measured, reaching -70 ° C. During summer the temperature may rise to more than 30 ° C. The difference between the lowest and highest temperatures ever measured is therefore more than 100 ° C; This is a world record. See also: Ojmjakon. The largest part of Siberia consists of taiga; Above it is an area with bostoendra and the northernmost part of Siberia consists of extremely cold tundra, the surface of which is permanently frozen, this is called permafrost. In the south and southwest of Siberia is part of the Russian agricultural area.

meteorites in Sikothi

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