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Kansas Soil Yields Massive Meteorite

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Tuesday October 17, 2006 @05:21PM 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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Re:Can't be more than a few thousand years old... by Anonymous Coward · 2006-10-17 17:54 · Score: -1, Troll

NOT OFFTOPIC OR FLAME: This story is a day old, I can't believe crap like roland submissions get science articles on slashdot before this, something with actual substance rather then his junk. I'm sorry to be a jerk, but it's true.