Seltener Meteorit mit Freiburger Gammaspektrometer GeMSE untersucht
01/2025 - In der Wüste von Oman konnte nach einer Feuerballbeobachtung ein im Dezember 2023 eingeschlagener Meteorit geborgen werden. Seine Isotopenzusammensetzung wurde mit dem Freiburger Gammaspektrometer GeMSE analysiert.
Meteorite Raja as found in the desert
Small rocks constantly penetrate the Earth's atmosphere and create shooting stars. Only rarely a meteorite found can be attributed to a fall event. This was achieved with the cameras of the Oman Meteorite Monitoring Project. On December 23, 2023, a fireball was recorded and the meteorite's trajectory was reconstructed. This enabled it to be recovered in the desert of Oman. The meteorite, named "Raja", is a rare enstatite chondrite and was recently added to the international meteorite database.