Maryborough Meteorite: Rare space rock found in Australia by metal detectorist who thought it was gold

In 2015, David Hole discovered a 4.6 billion-year-old meteorite in Maryborough, Australia. Initially mistaking it for a gold nugget, experts later identified it as an H5 chondrite meteorite, offering rare insights into the solar system’s formation. This significant scientific find weighs 17 kilograms and contains crystallised droplets of metallic minerals.