"We found that the momentum of the ensuing explosion is enough to eject the surrounding highly shocked rock material into ...

Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was blasted into space by gases produced during the impact. The discovery not only ...

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Carbon-containing meteorites look like they had less severe impacts than those without carbon because the evidence was ...

Scientists have long been baffled by carbon-rich meteorites that show little evidence of violent space collisions. But new ...

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