Braunschweig, Meteorite at Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum in Braunschweig, Germany.
The Braunschweig meteorite is a space rock displayed at the Staatliches Naturhistorisches Museum in the city. The specimen belongs to a rare type of celestial stone that helps scientists understand how our solar system formed.
The space rock fell to Earth in 2013 on a residential property in a suburb of Braunschweig. The impact created a lasting impression on the local ground and sparked scientific interest in this cosmic visitor.
Scientists from Technical University of Braunschweig collaborated with expert Rainer Bartoschewitz to analyze and document this celestial object for research purposes.
The specimen is housed in the museum and can be viewed like other exhibits on display. Visitors can see the collection to learn more about space objects and their physical properties.
The object was traveling so fast that people in another region witnessed a bright flash in the sky. Hundreds of smaller debris fragments scattered around the main impact site across the area.
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