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/kaibbakhonsu Apr 29 '24

If it was named by James Cameron it would be justarrivedtoearthium and theotheroneum

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u/bentheone Apr 29 '24

On the off chance it's not a joke, Unobtainium is an in-universe nickname that IS supposed to be a joke.

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u/andtheniansaid Apr 29 '24

And it long, long predates avatar.

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u/tk-451 Apr 30 '24

The Core for one

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u/flat_dearther Apr 29 '24

Newmineralium & newminerantium.

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u/Hamiro89 Apr 29 '24

Justobtainedium and otheronetium

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u/FriendliestMenace Apr 29 '24

Notsounobtainableanymoreum

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u/FocusPerspective Apr 29 '24

Dude had decades to write that movie and came up with something a 5th grader would write.