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Scientists Are Learning New Things From Purdue's Martian Meteorite

The Lafayette Meteorite offers crucial insights into the history of water on Mars, dating back over 700 million years.

Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet's interior

Mars meteorites reveal Mars' unique composition and volcanic history.

Scientists Are Learning New Things From Purdue's Martian Meteorite

The Lafayette Meteorite offers crucial insights into the history of water on Mars, dating back over 700 million years.

Meteorites from Mars help scientists understand the red planet's interior

Mars meteorites reveal Mars' unique composition and volcanic history.
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Nearly All Meteorites That Smash Into Earth Came From These 3 Ancient Collisions

Most meteorites on Earth originate from three recent asteroid collisions.

Young asteroid families as the primary source of meteorites

Chladni's research laid the foundation for understanding meteoric sources and their connection to natural phenomena.

Nearly All Meteorites That Smash Into Earth Came From These 3 Ancient Collisions

Most meteorites on Earth originate from three recent asteroid collisions.

Young asteroid families as the primary source of meteorites

Chladni's research laid the foundation for understanding meteoric sources and their connection to natural phenomena.
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Global warming threatens Antarctica's meteorites

Antarctica holds a significant amount of meteorites, but global warming is causing them to vanish, with up to 76% projected to disappear by 2100.

NASA's New Asteroid Sample Is Already Rewriting Solar System History

Meteorites offer insights into the early solar system.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission brought back asteroid samples from Bennu.
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Asteroid that struck Berlin last week could be very rare space rock

Fragments of an asteroid that struck the Earth over Berlin last week have been discovered and are considered rare.
The rock fragments resemble rocks found on Earth, making them unusual for meteorites.

Rare Meteorites That Could Be Long Lost Chunks of Mercury Just Fell To Earth

Rare meteorites, called aubrites, were recovered outside Berlin in January.
Aubrites make up only about 1 in 10,000 recovered meteorites and are highly unusual in their composition.

Asteroid that struck Berlin last week could be very rare space rock

Fragments of an asteroid that struck the Earth over Berlin last week have been discovered and are considered rare.
The rock fragments resemble rocks found on Earth, making them unusual for meteorites.

Rare Meteorites That Could Be Long Lost Chunks of Mercury Just Fell To Earth

Rare meteorites, called aubrites, were recovered outside Berlin in January.
Aubrites make up only about 1 in 10,000 recovered meteorites and are highly unusual in their composition.
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Mars Gets Slammed By Basketball-Sized Meteors Everyday, A New Study Finds

Mars is hit by meteorites much more frequently than previously thought, causing short, sharp Marsquakes.

An Odd Rock in a Box Gets Linked to a Shooting Star That Fell 54 Years Ago

Researchers connected a meteorite found in the Austrian Alps with flashes of light from a space rock hurtling through Earth's atmosphere, showing the value of looking into old data sets.

June 11: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY

The composition of meteorites indicates similarities in elements between Earth and the universe.
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