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Ancient Meteorite Impact Produced Highest Natural Temperature Ever On Earth

2017-09-18 18:38:36| Extremetech

Labrador, Canada might have been the hottest place ever on the surface of Earth some 36 million years ago when it was struck by a meteorite. The post Ancient Meteorite Impact Produced Highest Natural Temperature Ever On Earth appeared first on ExtremeTech.

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NY Times: Small meteorite hits Managua

2014-09-08 16:02:18| PortlandOnline

News story posted to nytimes.com September 7, 2014.

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Curiosity finds massive metal meteorite on Mars as it moves into more dangerous, exciting territory

2014-07-16 16:03:21| Extremetech

NASA's Curiosity rover has encountered a massive iron meteorite on Mars. At roughly two meters (6.5 feet) wide, and who knows how much beneath the surface, the meteorite (dubbed "Lebanon") might be the largest ever discovered on Mars. In other news, Curiosity recently celebrated its first Martian anniversary, and is now about two thirds of the way to its primary target of Mount Sharp, which it should reach in early 2015.

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Astrobiologists discover fossils in meteorite fragments, confirming extraterrestrial life

2013-03-11 16:57:55| Extremetech

Researchers in the United Kingdom have found algae-like fossils in meteorite fragments that landed in Sri Lanka last year. This is the strongest evidence yet of cometary panspermia -- that life on Earth began when a meteorite containing simple organisms landed here, billions of years ago.

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Russian meteorite fragments pop up for sale online

2013-02-19 21:39:12| CNET News.com

Purported chunks of the meteor that streaked over the Siberian sky last week are going for hundreds or thousands of dollars on eBay and Russian classifieds sites. [Read more]

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