It was brought by this gentleman and within minutes, within seconds, I knew that this was it.

It was a real one.

It was found apparently in 1930s on a farm near the town of Edmore.

It was used as a doorstop at a barn for all this time.

It is heavy.

It is made of iron and nickel.

It is 88.5% iron and 11.5% nickel.

So composition-wise, it's just right there.

So far, this meteorite was brought to us just for identification purposes.

We have sent a sample to the Smithsonian to a curator there, Dr. Kerry Corrigan, and they have been analyzing this.

So out of 11 meteorites ever found and collected in the state of Michigan, this is the sixth largest.

I felt a tremendous enthusiasm.

This is it.

Right now, I am holding this spatial rock, space rock, that tells us so much about the origins of the universe at its earliest history.

Just being able to play a major role in the discovery, in the identification and classification of this meteorite, CMU is going to establish its reputation.