Scientists may have found extraterrestrial space rocks under the ocean

Just a few days ago, scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the NASA teamed up for the remains of a meteorite, which had slammed into the Pacific Ocean in March, this year. Although NASA may indicate where parts of the meteorite struck the ocean, the discovery of one or the other of the remains remained an outside chance. However, now it seems to be different.

It seems that the efforts will bear fruit. The team of scientists spent seven hours in total investigating the bottom of the ocean in the marked area, which they designated as the site of the impact of the meteorite. They used a pair of giant robots to cross the seabed looking for special rocks. Eventually, they managed to get a lot of material using powerful magnets.

However, despite the high-resolution video images of the seabed, before taking them out of the water, it was difficult to conclusively say whether the materials were a piece of the meteorite that the scientists were looking for.

After the samples were removed from the water, scientists began to examine them. NASA's Marc Fries reviewed the samples and finally identified a pair of small pieces, which appear to be the actual parts of this meteorite. Fries is an expert on NASA's space materials and is also a conservator of cosmic dust.

Although the pair of rocks is tiny; they carry certain characteristics that connect them to a meteorite, which has managed to survive even after entering the atmosphere of the Earth. They have this brilliant "melting crust", which appears smooth on rock surfaces. These suggest that the rocks have withstood the enormous friction with the atmosphere of the Earth before diving into the ocean.

Currently, researchers hope to give a conclusive idea after a thorough examination of the rocks. Now, if the rocks are actually proven to be parts of a meteorite; this would mark a spectacular achievement for the expedition team