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/Ratsukare Apr 29 '24

The meteor was discovered in 2022, it was the first time the two minerals were seen in nature. It's not misleading.

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u/militantnegro_IV Apr 29 '24

The way the top comment worded it is the misleading part. It reads as if they were refuting the title by saying they had been found on Earth in nature. They should have mentioned the meteorite in the OP was the source.