meteorite
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The meteorite was classified as a CM1/2 carbonaceous chondrite, placing it between the petrographic CM1 and CM2 categories.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
"The Hillsborough meteorite contained 1.8% by weight of carbon and 0.07% of nitrogen, and had carbon and nitrogen isotopes typical for CM-type meteorites."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Every other witnessed CM fall has involved CM2 material, and no CM1 meteorite fall has ever been observed.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
Wearing disposable gloves, he used aluminum foil to collect the meteorite fragments and placed them in glass jars.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 8, 2026
She was prepared for some sort of archaeological dig; for a dead body; for a meteorite.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
The process created carbon-rich dust resembling material that floats through interstellar space and is preserved inside comets, asteroids and meteorites.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026
Like many meteorites, it contains a mixture of organic compounds.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
It also raises new questions about how organic molecules found in meteorites acquire contamination and what increasing levels of petroleum related pollution in Earth's atmosphere may mean for future studies.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
Of the more than 80,000 meteorites found on Earth, just 68 belong to the angrite group.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
All around the room, vertical cases with shining spotlights display small sections of meteorites.
From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon
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