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Meteorite missing for five years is returned to Queensland owners
A meteorite missing from a Queensland museum since 2015 has been returned to its owners and a man has been charged.
The 11-kilogram space rock was stolen from a Main Street premises at Atherton in far north Queensland five years ago, when two men allegedly broke in.
The meteorite that was stolen five years ago was returned to its owners.Credit: Queensland Police Service
Investigations led to officers searching a property in Mooroobool, Cairns, about 80 kilometres from Atherton, where they found the meteorite.
A man charged with receiving tainted property will appear in Cairns Magistrates Court on November 25.
The meteorite has been returned to its owners and it will go back on display.
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