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Researchers May Have Discovered A Meteorite Derived From A Planet At Its Early Stage Of Formation. The Meteorite, Named Erg Chech 002 (EC 002), Said To Be Older Than Earth, Was Found In The Sahara Desert. EC 002 Is The “Oldest Known Extra-Terrestrial Lava” On Earth And May Offer Glimpse Of Planetary Formation In The Early Solar System.

Scientists Discover Chunk of Protoplanet Older Than Earth In Sahara Desert

https://www.vice.com/en/article/epd3qm/scientists-discover-chunk-of-protoplanet-older-than-earth-in-sahara-desert

No other known object has characteristics similar to EC 002, an ancient meteorite found in an Algerian dune sea last year.