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meteorite

[mee-tee-uh-rahyt] / ˈmi ti əˌraɪt /


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The early Earth's makeup can be explained mostly as a mix of known meteorite types.

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The researchers analyzed more than 400 samples, ranging from modern plants and animals to billion-year-old fossils and meteorites.

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The team concluded that the object responsible was a meteorite rather than a comet.

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"Our model ties together two things that didn't seem to fit before -- the isotopic fingerprints in meteorites, which come in two flavors, and the dynamics of planet formation," Srivastava explained.

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"If I found this sample, I would say this is from a meteorite," Sharp said during the conference.

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