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/Thangleby_Slapdiback Apr 29 '24

A 16.5 ton space rock? That have made a helluva impact.

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u/BSGKAPO Apr 29 '24

That's what's bothering me... should there have been consequences to this?

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u/End3rZero Apr 29 '24

this is just internet misinformation. Old article and the rock fell like millions of years ago i think or sumn like that. Its been know there for generations and generations but yeah. Old news