Martian stone and iron meteorites in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
The Martian stone-iron meteorite in Zezhou, Jincheng, Shanxi Province is dark green and black, with irregular-shaped melting grooves on its surface and obvious magnetism. This meteorite was picked up by a local grandfather, Sun. At present, the site has been monitored and protected.
The falling scene of Martian rocks and iron meteorites in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
Before 1976, the meteorites in this river bed were still above the ground 1 m. Ma, a 63-year-old deputy secretary of the Party branch of Daji Village, said that later, the village filled the river and turned it into farmland, and the huge stones were buried underground.
Recent photos of the falling scene of Martian stone meteorite in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
On the morning of April 17, 18, the reporter visited the local area with Zhang Jianjun, a local expert in cultural relics and archaeology in Jincheng. I heard that a cultural relic expert was coming, and Zhao Bing, director of Daji Village Committee, rushed to the scene. Zhao Bing said that Pan Shuxiang, the general consultant of the International Meteorological Association at that time, thought that this boulder was a water-ice inclusive falling object from Mars through instrument detection.
Martian stone and iron meteorites in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
Through on-site detection by Pan Shuxiang, this meteorite contains 45 elements and 17 rare earth trace elements, which has unique scientific research value and rarity.
Martian stone and iron meteorites in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
Meteorite, also known as meteorite, is an unburned stone, iron or a mixture of stone and iron that is quickly scattered on the surface of the earth or other planets by cosmic meteors or dust fragments that leave the original orbit outside the earth. There is an asteroid belt between the orbits of the major planets in the solar system and between Mars and Jupiter, which is the hometown of meteorites. These asteroids run in their own orbits, constantly colliding, and sometimes being knocked out of orbit and heading for the earth.
Martian stone and iron meteorites in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
Stone meteorites look like rocks on the earth. If you weigh them by hand, you will feel that they are heavier than stones of the same volume. Iron meteorites are mainly composed of iron and nickel. Its surface is covered with a black or brown oxide layer with a thickness of 1mm, which is called molten shell. There are many large and small round pits on the surface, which are called air marks. In addition, there are grooves with different shapes, which are called melting tanks.
Martian stone and iron meteorites in Jincheng, Shanxi Province
Glass meteorites contain no metal components, are dark green and black, look like glass and have no magnetism. Stone-iron meteorite is composed of iron, nickel, silicon, acid and salt minerals. This kind of meteorite is rare. It is made of stone and iron. It contains roughly equal iron and silicate minerals, so its commercial value is very high.