Part of a comet found trapped in a meteorite that came from an asteroid. Researchers think the comet fragment was hurtling toward the Sun when it glommed onto a growing asteroid. Eventually, the asteroid broke up, and the turducken-like space rock fell to Earth, striking Antarctica’s LaPaz Icefield.
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clayt6
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Part of a comet found trapped in a meteorite that came from an asteroid. Researchers think the comet fragment was hurtling toward the Sun when it glommed onto a growing asteroid. Eventually, the asteroid broke up, and the turducken-like space rock fell to Earth, striking Antarctica’s LaPaz Icefield.
43 upvotes
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clayt6
1 day ago
astronomy.com