The meteorite was discovered in the Sahara Desert.
Erg Chech 002 is an andesitic achondrite – a type of stony meteorite among the oldest known of to date The meteorite, called Erg Chech 002, was discovered in 2020 in the Erg Chech region of the Sahara Desert in Algeria.
Researchers suggest the findings increase our understanding of the early solar system and may improve the accuracy of determining the ages of very old meteorites. According to the research published in Nature Communications, 26Al was a major heat source for early planetary melting and Erg Chech 002’s age provides an opportunity to further explore the initial distribution of the isotope within the early solar system.
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