asteroid

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Early Earth experienced frequent asteroid impacts, making these environments likely common.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

The asteroid itself is made up of fragments from a much larger parent body that broke apart long ago.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

Instead, liquid water likely interacted with different parts of the asteroid under varying conditions, creating a patchwork of chemical environments.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

In a classic episode, Elroy goes to an asteroid on a school field trip.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The next case housed a Canyon Diablo meteorite, one of many fragments of the asteroid that created the Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas