How to recognize a meteorite #2 (video in french)? (Jan. 11th 2024)

OSUG

Is our sample of extraterrestrial origin? What are the criteria for differentiating a meteorite from a terrestrial rock? Lionel Vacher undertakes the task by showing what looks like a real meteorite from Atacama desert (Chili).

Lionel Vacher is a researcher (UGA) at the Institute of Planetology and Astrophysics of Grenoble (IPAG), one of the laboratories of the OSUG federation.

source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ou5kxlgLTEY