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more about #basalt Ed Grabianowski: I've been watching a lot of "How the Earth Was Made" lately, and I've come to the conclusion that geology is teh awesome. more » tetracycloide: crystallization, the process of formation of solid crystals from a solution or melt, both confuses and infuriates me! more » RedStateSciFiGal: Wow, that's incredible. Can meteors have volcanos on them? more » VallisLibo: How do they find such tiny rocks different from others in those places? Are they scanning all over the place and suddenly spot a different reading? more » Andrew Liptak: I'm not surprised that there are minor differences - The sample would be affected by the root materials when it formed - basalts around the world are ... more » Mount_Prion: And because somebody had to say something Lovecrafty on a post about strange rocks found in the polar region: Was the meteorite shaped like a five-poi... more » crashedpc - Haifisch: WOW! Those sure are GIANT STEPS in Ireland, EH? more » -
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Newly-Discovered Meteorite From An Otherworldly Rock Formation
A micrometeorite found in Antarctica was shed from rock formations like this one. They look too regular to be natural. Is this tiny space rock part of an ancient alien castle? More »
