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meteors & meteorites

A single meteor streaks across a twilight sky. Several bare trees are silhouetted against and reflect in a still lake.
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A Geologic Map of the Asteroid Belt

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 28 April 202530 April 2025

Scientists leveraged a global camera network and doorbell cameras to track dozens of meteorites to their asteroid families.

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Asteroid Samples Suggest a Solar System of Ancient, Salty Incubators

by Molly Herring 2 April 20252 April 2025

The discovery of salty mineral evaporites on Ryugu indicates that watery environments may have been widespread in the early solar system.

The grayscale surface of an asteroid with many boulders
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Magnetic Meteorites May Explain How the Solar System Assembled

by Jenna Ahart 12 December 202412 December 2024

Faint magnetic properties in primitive asteroid fragments suggest an early magnetic field strong enough to shepherd the growth of the outer planets.

A rainbow-hued image of the Moon; different colors correspond to different elevations. The surface is covered in circle-shaped craters.
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Meteorite Sheds Light on the Moon’s Impact History

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 6 December 20246 December 2024

Analysis has revealed the South Pole–Aitken basin is significantly older than other impact basins on the Moon, a finding that has implications for the evolution of the early solar system.

A spherical reddish planet with white ice at its base appears against a black background.
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Martian Meteorite Points to Ancient Hydrothermal Activity

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 22 November 202424 November 2024

The Red Planet had water—in the form of a hydrothermal system—4.45 billion years ago, new analyses of a Martian meteorite suggest.

El vehículo explorador Mars 2020 Perseverance en la superficie de Marte en un selfie ensamblado a partir de varias imágenes tomadas por el brazo robótico del vehículo explorador. Uno de los tubos de almacenamiento de muestras del vehículo explorador está en el suelo delante del vehículo explorador.
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El pasado, presente y futuro de traer muestras extraterrestres

by Jemma Davidson and Jessica Barnes 23 October 202423 October 2024

La obtención de muestras de cuerpos distantes del sistema solar ha revolucionado nuestra comprensión del cosmos y del lugar que ocupamos en él.

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A Close Asteroid Encounter May Have Once Given Earth a Ring

Kimberly M. S. Cartier, News Writing and Production Intern for Eos.org by Kimberly M. S. Cartier 18 October 202418 October 2024

An unusual concentration of impact craters suggests that they may have been caused by the breakup of an asteroid that created a temporary debris ring around Earth.

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These Five Craters May Have Birthed a Third of Martian Meteorites

Katherine Kornei, Science Writer by Katherine Kornei 26 September 202426 September 2024

Researchers have homed in on five craters on the Red Planet that are the likely sources of Martian meteorites.

First quarter Moon. Long shadows are visible near the boundary between day and night.
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The Origin of the Moon’s Thin Atmosphere Might Be Tiny Impacts

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 17 September 202417 September 2024

Minuscule meteoroids slamming into the lunar surface could be kicking up most of the atoms that make up the lunar exosphere.

Large and small craters on the surface of Mars
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Parts of Mars Might Be Younger Than We Thought

by Jonathan O’Callaghan 10 September 202410 September 2024

Data from InSight’s seismometer suggest more impactors strike the Red Planet than expected.

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