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sure when the meteorite actually crashed through the cabin’s roof, because the cabin had been closed during the winter.

cross-section that it contains bits of many different particles that are compressed together

indicates that another, larger meteorite smashed rock on another planet before the meteorite found in Oslo was propelled into outer space

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3-400 kilometer i timen knuste meteoritten taket.

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New data collected by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has pinned down the exact ratio of two forms of the inert gas argon in the Martian atmosphere

help confirm the origins of some meteorites

could also help researchers understand how and when Mars lost most of its atmosphere

Tunguska meteorite

In 1908, at around 7:15 am, northwest of Lake Baikal, Russia, a huge fireball nearly as bright as the Sun was seen crossing the sky. Minutes later, there was a huge flash and a shock wave felt up to 650 km (400 mi) away. Over Tunguska, a meteorite over 50-m diameter, travelling at over 25 km per second (60,000 mph) penetrated Earth's atmosphere, heated to about 10,000 ºC and detonated 6 to10 km above the ground. The blast released the energy of 10-50 Megatons of TNT, destroying 2,200 sq km of forest leaving no trace of life. The Tunguska rock came out of the Taurid Meteor storm that crosses Earth's orbit twice a year. The first scientific expedition for which records survive was made by Russian mineralogist Leonid Kulik in 1927