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Why the meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes – a planetary scientist explains new research

  • Written by Patrick M. Shober, Postdoctoral Fellow in Planetary Sciences, NASA
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Much of what scientists know about the early solar system comes from meteorites – ancient rocks that travel through space and survive a fiery plunge through...

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