Rocks from Space!
When a rock is floating in space, it's called a meteoroid.
When a rock enters the atmosphere, it is called a meteor.
When a rock has fallen to the Earth's surface, it is called meteorite.
~photo by me~
This meteorite is surprisingly heavy for its size, thus making me suspect that it is largely composed of iron.
~photo by me~
Under the lighting conditions when I took these photographs, the meteorite appears to be a brownish-gray color, but under natural light, it appears black. Several years after receiving this gift, I was thrilled to learn that some ancient cultures viewed black meteorites as sacred to Goddess energy, the Feminine aspect of The Divine.
At Pessinos in Phrygia, the mother goddess — identified by the Greeks as Cybele — took the form of an unshaped stone of black meteoric iron...[2]
~photo by me~
~photo by me~
SOURCES
1 Wikipedia: Meteorite
2 Wikipedia: Cybele
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That's super cool!! How do you come by that lol @thekittygirl
Looks very unique. Would be highly valuable i guess. Please protect it, or let me help you...lol..
I'm @tomfreeman!
WOW.
I would like to get a gift like this. :)
you are very lucky!
The majesty offered by the infinitesimal and expansive universe reduced to a mere rock ... makes me think of the simplicity of its journey reduced to the admiration of others.