Typical Meteoritic Worm-Like Forms Seen in the Polonnaruwa Meteorite
Abstract
Fossilized "wormlike forms" were found in a putative new type of carbonaceous meteorite which recently fell on Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka. Such worm-like forms have been found in other meteorites notably the Martian Allen Hills sample and a lunar meteorite. It has been claimed that such forms are fossilized bacteria, although this possibility is still disputed. The occurrence of worm-like forms in the Polonnaruwa sample adds weight to the view that it is a meteorite and not, as has been suggested, a fulgerite, formed by lightning striking the Earth's surface.
- Publication:
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Journal of Cosmology
- Pub Date:
- March 2013
- Bibcode:
- 2013JCos...2210152W