Meteorite older than Earth likely came from a “protoplanet”

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That's an interesting article Gary.

"Here’s where we go from unusual to very unusual"

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Thanks for posting Gary, pretty cool!
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Graeme1858 wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 5:07 pm That's an interesting article Gary.

"Here’s where we go from unusual to very unusual"

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Absolutely. This was one of those discoveries I've always known was possible but the odds were stacked against us. Glad to see we got lucky here.
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I read an article on the subject and some people think that it is a lost stone that arrived in our system. very interesting subject, thx.
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Wow that's pretty incredible!
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