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How a 'mudball' meteorite survived space to land in the jungles of Central America
"The fall of Aguas Zarcas was huge news in the country. No other fireball was as widely reported and then recovered as stones ...
Costa Rica's mudball meteorite: A cosmic survivor that avoided collisions in the pinball world of asteroids
In April 2019, rare primitive meteorites fell near the town of Aguas Zarcas in northern Costa Rica. In an article published ...
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"Mudball meteorite" spent 2 million years avoiding collision – until Earth
One of the most studied space rocks of all time has given scientists another big surprise, with the "mudball meteorite" Aguas ...
Meteor strike may have sparked an explosion of life in the early Earth
A devastating meteorite strike over three billion years ago may have been just what early life needed to thrive. While it’s ...
NASA catches a glimpse of 'city-killer' asteroid before it disappears until 2028
Astronomers have gotten a glimpse of the "city-killer" asteroid before it disappears until 2028, according to NASA.
Meteorite that once collided with Earth 'penetrated deep into atmosphere'
"It penetrated deep into Earth's atmosphere, until the surviving mass shattered at 25 km above the Earth's surface where it ...
Meteorite Miracle: After a 2-Million-Year Journey, This “Mudball” Lit Up the Sky Over Costa Rica
A mysterious "mudball" meteorite exploded in the skies above Costa Rica in 2019, scattering rare, water-rich rocks across the ...
New research reveals chemical secrets of Earth’s crust 4.5 billion years ago
The study also provides a new approach to solving one of the biggest enduring scientific mysteries: when did plate tectonics ...
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Costa Rica's mudball meteorite: A cosmic survivor that avoided collisions in the pinball world of asteroids
The Murchison meteorite fell only two months after the first manned landing on the moon in 1969, when researchers were ready to study moon rocks and eagerly trained their instruments on this other ...