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Thousands of hidden meteorites could be lost forever as they sink in Antarctic ice, taking their cosmic secrets with them


A new study warns that 5,000 meteorites could be sinking beneath Antarctica's icy surface every year as a result of climate change, depriving scientists of vital information about our solar system.

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