Iron meteorites point to millions of years of chaos in early solar system - Space.com

Meteorites provide clues about some of the violent events that took place in the early solar system.

Asteroid collisions in the early solar system exposed their iron cores to space, allowing them to cool rapidly. (Image credit: NASA/JPL–Caltech) A great demolition derby, with a chaotic mess of aste… [+4971 chars]

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