Meteorites are extraterrestrial rocks that have ended up on earth. All of them are literally ‘out of this world,’ but here are three of the strangest of these aliens.
Host: Reid Reimers
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Sources:
https://www.pnas.org/content/early/2019/07/25/1815133116, https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2019-07/nyu-wgm071719.php
https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms11851
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http://csmgeo.csm.jmu.edu/geollab/Fichter/RockMin/RockMin.html
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Images:
https://www.videoblocks.com/video/the-picturesque-view-in-the-sky-against-the-meteor-shower-no-clouds-time-lapse-bmzaies-dwj6ewggt9
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oriented_Taza_Meteorite.jpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Namibie_Hoba_Meteorite_05.JPG
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Brenham_pallasite,_world%27s_largest_oriented_pallasite_2.jpg
https://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/206473.php
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https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:323213main_Petersmeteorites_946-710.jpg
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https://www.istockphoto.com/photo/gem-quality-olivine-crystals-called-peridot-from-lanzarote-canary-islands-gm1136778775-302868902
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12278
https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/fiery-flying-meteorite-to-earth-cosmic-phenomenon-dangerous-to-humanity-gm1139914608-304849301
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