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Sericho
Sericho is a main-group pallasite discovered in Isiolo County, Kenya, after local herders began finding unusually dense stones in the area. Recognized as meteoritic material in 2016, it consists principally of olivine crystals embedded in iron-nickel metal, the characteristic structure of pallasites. A large quantity of material has been recovered, supplying specimens for scientific analysis, muse...
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Murchison
After falling near Murchison in Victoria, Australia, in 1969, the Murchison meteorite became an important source of evidence about organic chemistry beyond Earth. It is a CM2 carbonaceous chondrite, a classification that places it among chemically primitive meteorites whose minerals also record alteration by water. Its abundant organic compounds include numerous amino acids, making it a significan...
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