a425couple wrote on 28/10/20 06:59:
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https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/27/world...rnd/index.html


'Fireball' meteorite that fell to Earth in 2018 reveals its secrets
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN

Updated 1:52 PM ET, Tue October 27, 2020
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(CNN)A 12-million-year-old meteorite that fell to Earth in January 2018
is covered in more than 2,600 organic compounds, according to new
research. Meteorites such as this one likely acted as messengers early
in Earth's history, delivering the building blocks of life, the
researchers said.

Only 12 million years old!! Were they chips off chips off some bigger
object??
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Daniel