Slashdot Mirror


Green Meteorite Found In Morocco May Be From Mercury

An anonymous reader writes in with news that a meteorite found in Morocco might be from Mercury. "The green rock found in Morocco last year may be the first known visitor from the solar system's innermost planet, according to meteorite scientist Anthony Irving, who unveiled the new findings this month at the 44th annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas. The study suggests that a space rock called NWA 7325 came from Mercury, and not an asteroid or Mars."

4 of 89 comments (clear)

  1. With a name like NWA 7325... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd guess it was "Straight Outta Compton"

  2. It's an Easter present. by Jane+Q.+Public · · Score: 4, Funny

    My guess is it's a snot rocket from God.

  3. Re:Dumb Question: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    We just compare with the samples we've already taken from Mercury, Duh!

  4. Re:Meanwhile, in Kansas by GodfatherofSoul · · Score: 5, Funny

    You're obviously not from a rural town. Whenever an older woman who never appeared pregnant magically shows up with a baby, that means her 16 year-old daughter who went to "California" for a year got knocked up. "Krypton" ain't nothing but the back seat of Jed's Camaro; coincidentally on his "hey y'all watch this" night down at that abandoned nuclear silo.

    --
    I swear to God...I swear to God! That is NOT how you treat your human!