A 4.5 billion year meteorite pierced the ceiling

A family in Paris after the vacation found a mysterious hole in the roof, which the perpetrator ' pierced ' was a 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite about the size of an egg.

Scientists say this is the first time a meteorite has been detected near Paris. For the past four centuries, only one in 60 meteorites landed in France.

Another interesting coincidence is that the French family mentioned above is called Comette (Comet English is comet).

Comette family with a meteorite capsule of 4.75 billion years old. (Photo: Telegraph)

In an interview with the Telegraph , Martine Comette, 32, believed that meteorites had fallen on his roof a few weeks ago, when the family was on holiday. So they don't know anything about its " landing ". Until later, when they realized that the ceiling was leaking, they found the presence of the ' special guest '.

Alain Carion, a mineral specialist who specializes in hunting meteorites, said the colors and properties of meteorites are very specific, so no one can mistake them for ordinary stones. It is estimated that the age of this meteorite is 4.57 billion years and its origin is the planetary belt between Mars and Jupiter.

A 4.5-billion-year-old meteorite is about the same size as an egg (Photo: AFP)

Speaking to Le Parisien , Commette compared the meteorite to the house, which is incredible and more than " winning the lottery ."

The statistics proved that she was absolutely right. The number of lottery winners usually ranges from 1/18 million to 1/120 million. Meanwhile, the rate hit by lightning is much higher: 1 / 2.5 million.

Carion experts said that the stone from Mars costs about £ 1,000 / gram but the Draveil meteorite is much cheaper, only a few hundred euros. However, the Comette family did not intend to part with this meteorite. ' This is part of the history of the space that we do not know, and it is present in our home. That's the best thing , 'concludes Martin Comette.