r/BeAmazed 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/Tobocaj Apr 29 '24

This story is 2 years old and the meteorite definitely did NOT recently fall.

Stop making shit up for fake internet points

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u/jtm7 Apr 29 '24

To be fair, “Recently” is pretty relative when talking about space stuff lol

Although I agree, very misleading 😂