meteorite
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According to NASA's tally, the team -- which broke the record for the furthest distance from Earth during their flyby -- reported a total of six meteorite impacts on the lunar surface.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
This discovery was once seen as evidence that Earth may have been struck by a rare meteorite or comet.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
The huge specimen weighing more than 2.5 tonnes is believed to have come from the Aletai meteorite, one of the largest known iron meteorites on Earth, it said.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
The Aletai meteorite was discovered in western China in 1898 and is thought to be at least 4.5 billion years old.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
She was prepared for some sort of archaeological dig; for a dead body; for a meteorite.
From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman
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