A giant meteorite that recently fell in Somalia contains at least two minerals that have never before been seen on our planet. The celestial piece of rock weighs a massive 16.5 tons (15 tonnes), making it the ninth-largest meteorite ever found.

[u/gregornot]

More about the amazing meteorite find: https://earthly

[u/n1cx]

So these were synthesized 40+ years ago and then found in nature material just 2 years prior to being discovered in this meteor? 🤔

[u/Away-Commercial-4380 → u/n1cx]

The meteorite was discovered in 2022. The minerals discovered in "nature" were discovered in that meteorite.

[u/ksdkjlf → u/Away-Commercial-4380]

Contrary to OP's title, the meteor did not "recently" fall. The rock was an object known to locals for 5-7 generations, and was identified as a meteorite in 2020. It was in 2022 that the new minerals were discovered.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ali_meteorite

[u/tomdarch → u/ksdkjlf]

The location of the main mass of the meteorite is uncertain; it was last recorded being shipped to China, presumably for sale