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A meteorite impact may have once rained gold on Western Australia – new study

By Aaron J. Cavosie, Senior Lecturer, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Raiza R. Quintero, Assistant Professor, Department of Geology, University of Puerto Rico - Mayagüez
We’re used to a lot of different natural things falling out of the sky. These can include snow, rain, and sometimes even frogs (yes, really). All of these relate to weather phenomena.

Far more exotic things fall from the sky that are not related to weather. Earth is pelted by about 14 tons of micrometeorites each day. And larger meteorite falls also happen daily, which…The Conversation


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