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posted 24. April 2006 05:26

One-of-a-kind meteorite unveiled
from Science and technology news > PhysOrg.com

The depths of space are much closer to home following the University of Alberta's acquisition of a meteorite that is the only one of its kind known to exist on Earth! What makes it so rare? The meteorite is 'pristine' – that is, still frozen and uncontaminated – and so provides an invaluable preserved record of material from when the solar system formed 4.57 billion years ago.
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