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A close-up black-and-white image displays a highly textured, bumpy grey surface filled with small, rounded grain-like structures. Near the center, a long, segmented tube-like feature curves gently across the surface alongside a few larger, pale, irregular fragments. The scene is brightly lit from the upper left, casting subtle shadows that emphasize the rough, uneven terrain.

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Aug. 7, 1996: NASA announces martian life

A close-up photograph of two hands cradling a dark, angular meteorite. The rock is roughly fist-sized with a black, slightly textured fusion crust and irregular flat faces, characteristic of a chondrite meteorite.

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An aerial color photograph shows a vast, textured landscape of brownish-purple terrain crisscrossed by numerous small, dark blue lakes and winding rivers. In the upper-left section of the frame, a distinct, perfectly circular deep blue lake stands out from the surrounding irregular waterways. The entire scene is evenly lit, emphasizing the intricate, patterned network of water pockets scattered across the dry land.

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June 20, 1955: Pingualuit Crater is discovered

A vivid outback sunset over a flat, arid Australian landscape. The sky is dramatic with layered clouds lit in shades of deep red, pink, orange, and gold above the horizon. The foreground shows red-brown earth, sparse scrubby vegetation, and a fallen dead tree with exposed roots. Silhouettes of eucalyptus trees line the middle distance.

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Star-struck twice

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A new field of tektites discovered in Brazil

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Nov. 30, 1954: The first known human injury via a meteorite

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Nov. 4, 1922: Tutankhamun’s tomb is discovered

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Sept. 28, 1969: The Murchison Meteorite explodes over Australia

Ancient Australian tektites reveal new evidence of a giant asteroid impact

A Georgia meteorite older than Earth

Fireball meteor

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Why meteorites that hit Earth have less water than the asteroid bits brought back by space probes — a planetary scientist explains