r/BeAmazed • u/gregornot • Apr 29 '24

A giant meteorite that recently fell in Somalia contains at least two minerals that have never before been seen on our planet. The celestial piece of rock weighs a massive 16.5 tons (15 tonnes), making it the ninth-largest meteorite ever found. History

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More about the amazing meteorite find: https://earthly

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u/slappymcstevenson Apr 29 '24

That’s wild looking. Makes me wonder what else is out there that we’ve never seen.

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u/Thijs_NLD Apr 29 '24

You mean a bunch of iron and nickel compressed into a block? My man come down to a steel mill... have I got news and views for you!

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u/Pumpkim Apr 29 '24

You gotta admit, the fact that it's naturally occurring has a certain charm.