Alien World Chemistry Found Inside Meteorite That Struck New Jersey Home

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A meteorite crashed through a house in Hillsborough, New Jersey, following a daytime meteor event over New York City in July 2024.
The Hillsborough meteorite is a CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite, showing more extensive water alteration than typical CM2 meteorites.
The meteorite preserves evidence of ancient briny fluids from the near-surface region of its parent asteroid, a process not previously known from primitive asteroids.
Analysis reveals the presence of organic compounds, including amino acids, which may have contributed to prebiotic chemistry on early Earth.
The homeowner's quick preservation of the fragments allowed scientists to study the most pristine CM1/2 meteorite sample known.

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