Scientists confirm discovery of meteorites in Jinju
Social affairsMar 16, 2014
South Korea's science institute confirmed Sunday that rocks discovered last week in the country's southern region were meteorites and asked the government to make sure they are not taken out of the country.The Korea Polar Research Institute classified the two rocks found in Jinju, 434 kilometers south of Seoul, as "ordinary chondrite" of high iron composition. Given the proximity of where they were found and similarity in composition, the institute believes that they are from the same rock."Ther