Cometary Surprise Found inside Meteorite (IMAGE)

Carnegie Institution for Science

Cometary Surprise Found inside Meteorite

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An illustration showing how a sliver of cometary building block material was swallowed by an asteroid and preserved inside a meteorite, where it was discovered by a Carnegie-led team of scientists.

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Image is courtesy of Larry Nittler and NASA.

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