NASA scientists use submarines to chase the remains of meteorites

He says that it is the first intentional search for meteorites at sea.

The inhabitants of the oceanic coast of Washington were hit on the evening of March 7, when a flash of lightning illuminated the sky and a roar covered the coastal city. Although the event was caused by an object out of this world, no extraterrestrials were involved.

NASA global scientist Marc Fries followed the incident, which was a meteorite that crashed into the Pacific Ocean. has always recovered a meteorite from the bottom of the ocean, according to Fries.

"This one is special," said Fries. "This one is harder than your typical meteor."

Despite the tens of thousands of meteorites that enter the Earth's atmosphere each year, the vast majority of them burn even before touching the ground, while meteorites (and Chinese satellites) reach the Earth's surface. probably to get to the surface of the Earth and probably end up in the ocean.

NASA, however, will not do the mission alone.

The Nautilus research vessel of the non-profit organization. Ocean Exploration Trust (OET) will be taking part in the treasure hunt, Digitaltrends.com reports on Sunday.

"The goal is to find what we can," Nicole Raineault, marine scientist and chief of the OET expedition on the Nautilus said in an interview. This would be an excellent opportunity for scientists to examine a giant meteorite that splashed the ocean just four months ago.

It is believed that some of the debris of the meteorite is as big as a brick, and the mission

The team of researchers analyzed the radar information captured by the NOAA NEXRAD system and by the seismometers placed on land and under the ocean and concluded that the area of ​​impact was about 0.4 square. miles (about 1 square kilometer).