What's the weirdest meteorite in the UK?

With the weight of an immature elephant, the meteorite that fell from space to England 30,000 years ago may be the largest meteorite found in England to date . After a long period of research, scientists finally know the origin and history as well as its longstanding reasons.

The giant meteorite weighing 93kg, 0.5m long seems to have been discovered by archaeologists 200 years ago in a burial area of ​​ancient priests near Stonehenge, Professor Colin Pillinger works at the Open University. British said.

The largest meteorite found in England

'Immortal meteorites with the time we know so far have been found in Antarctica , ' Pillinger said. 'Recently, some ancient meteorites have been discovered in the Sahara desert. However, this giant rock seems to be found at Lake House (Wiltshire), not in the Sahara or Antarctic desert . ' 'It is the ice age of the Ice Age England 20,000 years ago that is a good condition to protect the stone'.

Ancient priests chose this meteorite to build a grave because they were very interested in the place that was supposed to be an eternal resting place like the ancient Egyptian view of the pyramid.

Years later, a famous archaeologist found the meteorite while excavating the burial area of ​​priests. The stone was then taken to the residence of this archaeologist in Wiltshire.

This meteorite belongs to the Chondrite group, a group of meteorites formed from small dust particles during the early period of the formation of primitive planets. Most meteorites found on Earth belong to this group.

At the exhibition of 'Objects in Space' being held in the UK (starting on March 9), for the first time the public will have the opportunity to see this largest cosmic rock in the UK and some smaller meteorites.