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Mystery behind diamond-studded meteorite that hit Sudan in 2008 revealed – The Indian Express
A sample of 50 grams analysed by a team under an infrared microscope has found that the meteorite had a unique mineral makeup, including ‘amphibole’ which requires…
The mystery behind a diamond-studded meteorite that exploded over Sudan in 2008 has been somewhat revealed as per researchers at Southwest Research Institute based in Texas, US. The study suggests that the meteorite was part of a giant asteroid in our solar system, which was the same size as the dwarf planet Ceres. The latter is the largest celestial object in the asteroid belt.
When the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had first spotted the meteorite before impact, as per the…
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