Micrometeorites (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Micrometeorites

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These tiny meteorites, about half a millimeter across, fell into the ocean and were collected from the deep sea. Like the samples used in the new study, these more recent micrometeorites are made of iron.

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Donald Brownlee/University of Washington

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