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Updated Mar 08, 2021 | 13:09 IST Further reports said the rock hit the surface at exactly10:43 PM on Saturday, about 100 kilometres from Bordeaux. iStock  |  Photo Credit: Representative Image Space enthusiasts in France are being urged by authorities to join the search for an apricot-sized meteorite that apparently fell to Earth last weekend, in the southwest region of France. The rock is estimated to be just 150 grams and was captured falling through the atmosphere by cameras at the astronomy facility in Mauraux, reported AFP. Further reports said the rock...

People who are fond of space science are being invited to help in France to help find an apricot-sized meteorite that fell on Earth last weekend in the country's southwest.  Estimated to weigh 150 grammes, the meteorite was seen coming towards the atmosphere at an astronomy education facility in Mauraux dropping precisely 10:43 pm Saturday near Aiguillon, reports news agency AFP.  Watch | High-resolution images from China's Mars probe shared

Astronomers in France have asked for help tracking down an apricot-sized meteorite that fell to Earth somewhere on the outskirts of Bordeaux. The space debris was captured burning through the atmosphere over the skies of southwestern France last Saturday at 10.43pm, and is estimated to weigh 150 grams. “Meteorites are relics of the solar system’s creation, with the benefit of ever being exposed to the elements,” Mickael Wilmart, from the...

Space fans in France are being urged to join forces to find an apricot-sized meteorite that fell to Earth last weekend in the southwest of the country. "A fresh meteorite like this, which fell just a few days ago, hasn't been altered by the Earth's environment and therefore contains very precious information for scientists," he said.

Cameras at an astronomy education facility in Mauraux, near Aiguillon, captured an apricot-sized rock plummeting through the atmosphere at 22:43 local time last Saturday.