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... meteorite : Estherville ( approximately 11 percent of actual size ) . ( Right ) Stone meteorite : Barwell , a fragment showing crust and regmaglyphs ( approximately 24 percent actual size ) . By ... Meteorites ( numbers as of. Meteorite 41.
... meteorite : Estherville ( approximately 11 percent of actual size ) . ( Right ) Stone meteorite : Barwell , a fragment showing crust and regmaglyphs ( approximately 24 percent actual size ) . By ... Meteorites ( numbers as of. Meteorite 41.
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... Meteorite ages . The age of a meteorite must be quali- fied . It can refer to the time since it arrived on Earth ( terrestrial age ) , the time since it was an interior part of a larger body ( cosmic - ray age ) , the time since it was ...
... Meteorite ages . The age of a meteorite must be quali- fied . It can refer to the time since it arrived on Earth ( terrestrial age ) , the time since it was an interior part of a larger body ( cosmic - ray age ) , the time since it was ...
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... Meteorite collections . There are meteorite collections in many cities and universities , ranging from two or three specimens to large collections representing hundreds of falls . For many , catalogs have been published , and lists of ...
... Meteorite collections . There are meteorite collections in many cities and universities , ranging from two or three specimens to large collections representing hundreds of falls . For many , catalogs have been published , and lists of ...
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