Discover the mysterious diamond falling from the sky

Diamonds found inside the meteorite in the Nubian desert in Sudan are evidence of the existence of a planet that disappeared during the formation of the Solar System.

10 years ago, on October 7, 2008, for the first time, earth experts were able to follow the asteroid's journey, in this case 2008 TC3 , rushing from an indeterminate point in the air. Space towards the earth. In the process of penetrating the 80-ton asteroid atmosphere, exploding at an altitude of 37km in Sudanese airspace and creating a meteor shower in the Nubian desert in the northeast of the country.

After receiving the information, a team of experts from Khartoum University (Sudan) launched the campaign to collect its leftover debris, and picked up more than 600 pieces with a total weight of about 10kg, collectively known as celestial Almahata Sitta

One of the Almahata Sitta meteors.(Photo: NASA).

The clue about a planet has disappeared

According to the initial test results, they belong to the ultra-rare meteorite with the scientific name ureilite , with an unusual texture unlike those of Moon or Mars origin. Based on this point, some scientists suspect the Almahata Sitta is likely to have much deeper roots. After many years of research, the report in Nature Communications published in October by a team of experts from the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (Switzerland) presented the new research results showing that Almahata Sitta really hidden manh The term of a planet has disappeared. Diamond particles inside the meteorite must have formed deep inside this planet, once centered around our central star in the early days of the Solar System.

Astronomers have long hypothesized that there are dozens of planets, ranging in size from the Moon to Mars, that formed during the first 10 million years of the solar system and exploded during a terrible collision. , before creating the official planet today. In the case of the Sudan meteorite, the mysterious disappearing world is thought to be about Mercury and Mars. If the report is confirmed in other studies, the Almahata Sitta will be the only known remnant of one of the young planets in the early days of the site.

Decode the story of the Solar System

The collected material gives scientists a unique opportunity to explore the state of the universe at the time of the solar system's formation.

'Computer simulations show that the Young Solar System produces dozens of planetary embryos, bumping together to form official planets, but getting evidence involves one of the embryos. It is something we cannot imagine , 'said Guardian, quoted by expert Farhang Nabiei, who is studying meteorites at the Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne. In other words, they are holding a proof at the earliest possible level in the entire solar system.

Dr. Philippe Gillet, a research author, said: 'We are becoming archaeologists, looking back to the past and trying to decipher the story of the Solar System.'