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Kansas Soil Yields Massive Meteorite

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the that-rocks dept.

ROMRIX writes "The Discovery Channel is reporting that Scientists have unearthed a 154 pound meteorite from a Kansas field using ground penetrating radar. The article also states that this type of radar may someday be used on Mars to locate water in a future mission."

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  1. Meteor Freaks? by RuBLed · · Score: 0, Redundant

    So many questions. Is Smallville, Kansas really true? Is there a consipiracy happening? Are they meteor freaks? Where do the government hide them? Belreave? Why are there no green glowing things on those meteor rocks?

  2. unrelated by A3gis · · Score: 0, Redundant

    In unrelated news: A small boy lifts a car over his head

  3. Near a Small Village? by adam31 · · Score: 0, Redundant
    It wasn't, perhaps, glowing green?


    There are some villains in the world that would pay handsomely for this... meteorite.

  4. Super by carninja · · Score: 0, Redundant

    insert obligitory kryptonite joke here.

  5. But is the meteorite... by whitroth · · Score: 0, Redundant

    ... green and glowing?

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