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Stories about: carbonaceous chondrites

Meteorite Older Than Earth Discovered The Field Museum in Chicago is now the owner of a small meteorite that is believed to be around 4.6 billion years old, which is at least 100 million years older than our planet. The rock may have been among the first objects to form in the solar system. The 10-gram sample is taken from a larger meteorite, and was do... 10 May 2012 05:02 GMT