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An asteroid traveled for 23 million years before crashing into Earth — and now scientists know where it came from By Sophie Lewis NASA attempts historic touchdown on asteroid A small asteroid crashed into Earth three years ago — and now scientists know where it came from. Researchers have traced the origins of the resulting rare meteorite fragments, which began the journey to Earth some 23 million years ago.  The asteroid, called 2018 LA, shot across the sky like a fireball before landing in Botswana on June 2, 2018. Researchers subsequently recovered 23 meteorite...

Scientists Trace Origins Of 23-Million-Year-Old Asteroid That Hit Earth A small asteroid crashed into Earth three years ago — and now scientists know where it came from. Researchers have traced the origins of the resulting rare meteorite fragments, which began the journey to Earth some 23 million years ago.  The asteroid, called 2018 LA, shot across the sky like a fireball before landing in Botswana on June 2, 2018. Researchers subsequently recovered 23 meteorites from the Central Kalahari Game Reserve, a huge area known for its diverse wildlife. "The meteorite is named 'Motopi Pan' afte...

An asteroid traveled for 23 million years before crashing into Earth — and now scientists know where it came from By Sophie Lewis NASA attempts historic touchdown on asteroid A small asteroid crashed into Earth three years ago — and now scientists know where it came from. Researchers have traced the origins of the resulting rare meteorite fragments, which began the journey to Earth some 23 million years ago.  The asteroid, called 2018 LA, shot across the sky like a fireball before landing in Botswana on June 2, 2018. Researchers subsequently recovered 23 meteorites fr...

Date Time Asteroid that hit Botswana in 2018 likely came from Vesta On June 2, 2018, a small asteroid was discovered on an impact trajectory with Earth. Eight hours later, a video camera in South Africa recorded a bright fireball over Botswana. An international team of researchers have now published their findings in the journal Meteoritics and Planetary Science after they tracked down the surviving meteorites deep inside the Central Kalahari Game Reserve in central Botswana. “Combining the observations of the small asteroid in space with information gleaned from the meteorites...