Ancient Asteroid Destroyer Finally Found, And It’s a New Kind of Meteorite

The Perseid Meteor Shower
The Perseid Meteor Shower

For 50 years, scientists have wondered what annihilated the ancestor of L-chondrites, the roof-smashing, head-bonking meteorites that frequently pummel Earth.

Now, a new kind of meteorite discovered in a southern Sweden limestone quarry may finally solve the mystery, scientists report.