First asteroids found with Earthlike crust
Thursday, January 8, 2009 - 15:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
COLLEGE PARK, Md., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Two meteorites found in Antarctica are from an asteroid with an outer layer or crust similar to the Earth's continents, U.S. scientists said Thursday.
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