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Meteorite that exploded over Germany 4.5 billion years old


Fragments of the Ribbeck meteorite are roughly 4.5 billion years old and smell a little like rotten eggs, scientists say in a new journal paper. They theorize that snow and thawing exposure explains the unpleasant aroma.

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