Scientists recover New Zealand’s 11th meteorite after Wairarapa fireball
A fireball sighting led scientists to recover fragments of a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite in rural Wairarapa farmland.
A spectacular fireball in the sky prompted scientists to track and locate a space rock that landed in the Wairarapa region. Several fragments of the meteorite, estimated to be 4.6 billion years old, were discovered in farmland. This marks New Zealand's 11th recorded meteorite recovery.
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Spectacular fireball leads to recovery of NZ's 11th meteorite
Scientists tracked the space rock to the Wairarapa after a fireball lit up skies, discovering several fragments of the 4.6 billion-year-old rock in rural farmland.