Meteorite Discovery May Be A New Path To Understanding Planet Formation
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 12:07
in Astronomy & Space
Asteroids are hunks of rock that orbit in the outer reaches of space. Scientists have generally assumed that their small size limited the types of rock that could form in their crusts but two newly discovered meteorites have changed that. The two meteorites were discovered during the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET) 2006/2007 field season in a region of the Antarctic ice known as the Graves Nunatak icefield. The light-colored meteorites, designated GRA 06128 and GRA 06129, were immediately recognized as being different from previously known meteorites. read more
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