USA: Discovering a 630 kg meteorite
Recently, in the US state of Kansas, a 630-kilogram piece of rare meteorite was discovered buried in a depth of 2 meters. This meteorite piece is recognized as one of the rocks originating from the universe.
Steve Arnold, a meteorite collector, lives in Kingston of Arkansas, discovered this giant meteorite two weeks ago in Brenham, in Kiowa, south of Kansas.
The meteorite is conical with mosaic crystals in the alloy between iron and nickel. According to Steve Arnold, aesthetically, this is a rare type of meteorite, 'it makes admirers admiring praise'.
This collector estimated the value of the meteorite to be more than $ 1 billion and he hoped to sell it to a museum or let someone care and keep it.
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