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A Little Piece of Mercury on Earth?

Posted by timothy on from the not-just-in-thermometers dept.

jonerik writes "While the discovery of meteorites believed to have originated on Mars is almost commonplace these days, the BBC is reporting the discovery of what is believed to be the first known chunk of the planet Mercury found on the Earth. The rock - actually discovered in 1999 and dubbed NWA 011 - has certain characteristics which lead experts to believe that it came from a body larger than an asteroid, and specifically from a planet."

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  1. First repeat by Hard_Code · · Score: 1, Redundant

    here

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  2. normally I let this stuff go by davinci27 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    but come on same story on the hompage twice. You folks are getting slack

    I don't believe in sigs, so I type this out every time

  3. Quoting Monty Python... by NetRanger · · Score: 1, Redundant

    "Deja Vu -- that sense that you've seen the same thing before."

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