Strange Meteorite Fragments That Exploded Over Berlin Now Identified

On January 21st, 2024, an asteroid measuring about one meter in size, named 2024 BX1, penetrated Earth’s atmosphere and detonated over Berlin at 12:33 am UTC (07:45 pm EST; 04:33 pm PST).

Before entering Earth’s atmosphere, 2024 BX1 was categorized as a Near-Earth Asteroid (NEA) with an orbit suggesting its affiliation with the Apollo group.

Subsequently, fragments of the asteroid were located by a collaborative team of scientists from the Freie Universität Berlin, the Museum für Naturkunde (MfN), the German Aerospace Center (DLR), the Technische Universität Berlin, and the SETI Institute.

These fragments were identified as a rare class of asteroid known as “aubrites.”

The name “aubrites” originates from the French village of Aubrés, where a similar meteorite fell on September 14th, 1836, Science Alert reported.

READ MORE: https://www.sciencealert.com/strange-meteorite-fragments-that-exploded-over-berlin-now-identified

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