What the age of the in 1947 sikhote-alin meteorite in billions of years? I have heard it's from an asteroid.

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What the age of the in 1947 sikhote-alin meteorite in billions of years? I have heard it's from an asteroid.

2007-03-22 03:52:02 · 3 answers · asked by hamster 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

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Most meteorites of this type are from M-type asteroids, which are cores of larger asteroids that have been shattered by impact. They are usually around 4.5 billion years old, to 7 billion. I don't know about this specific meteorite, but I hope I could help.

2007-03-25 14:26:04 · answer #1 · answered by Marcus.M.Braden 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Sikhote-alin Meteorite

2016-11-12 04:54:37 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Hi. Most material in the solar system has approximately the same age, about 5 billion years old. http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=sikhote-alin+meteorite&gwp=13

2007-03-23 06:51:41 · answer #3 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋