Rare Meteorite Fragments Recovered from Asteroid Impact Over Berlin

Fragments of the meter-sized asteroid 2024 BX1, which exploded over Berlin, have been recovered by a team of scientists and identified as a rare type of asteroid known as "aubrites." These fragments were found in fields near the village of Ribbeck, about 50 km west of Berlin, and were challenging to locate due to their unique appearance. The asteroid was first spotted by a Hungarian astronomer and its trajectory was tracked by NASA's Scout mission and the ESA's Meerkat Asteroid Guard. Initial analyses of the fragments revealed that they are consistent with an achondrite meteor of the aubrite type, marking a significant find as there is limited material from this type in meteorite collections worldwide.