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Feb 15, 2018 · The Hypatia stone is pervasively fractured, and these fractures contain silicate, carbonate and oxide matter that is unrelated to its carbonaceous matrix. At even small (about 10 μm) distances from these fractures, the carbonaceous matrix of the Hypatia stone is unaltered.
(The stone was named Hypatia after Hypatia of Alexandria, the first Western woman mathematician and astronomer). However, if the pebble was not from Earth, what was its origin and could
May 17, 2022 · One such object is a stone named Hypatia. Named after the fourth-century female mathematician and philosopher, Hypatia was first uncovered in southwestern Egypt in 1996. Barely the size of a ...
May 21, 2022 · A brief History of the analysis of the Hypatia Stone. In 2013, a study of the argon isotopes established that it had not formed on earth. It had to be extraterrestrial. In 2015 a study of noble gases within the fragment granted the insight that it was not from any known type of meteorite or comet. In 2018 the team published even further analyses.
Jan 12, 2018 · The Hypatia stone was found in southwestern Egypt in 1996. It was hardly more than a pebble, just 1.3 inches (3.5 centimeters) wide at its widest and a smidge over an ounce (30 grams) in weight.
Jan 19, 2018 · The Hypatia Stone named after a third century Egyptian female mathematician was found a few years ago. In 2013, researchers announced that it was not from earth, and by 2015 other teams using noble gas analysis and nuclear probes confirmed that it was not part of a meteorite or comet. This, of course, left the question of its origin still begging.
The original extraterrestrial rock that fell to Earth must have been at least several meters in diameter, but disintegrated into small fragments of which the Hypatia stone is one. Weird matrix Straight away, the Hypatia mineral matrix (represented by fruitcake dough), looks nothing like that of any known meteorites, the rocks that fall from ...
