The Destroyed Remnants of a Lost World Are Falling to Earth, Scientists Discover (www.404media.co)

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[-] BeigeAgenda@lemmy.ca 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

A rare class of meteorites called angrites likely come from a strange protoplanet that was catastrophically destroyed in the early solar system, leaving only fragmentary remnants.

I was confused by the photo, as it looked like a burnt part of a satellite.

[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago

Nah, it’s a protoplanet, Truman.

[-] Evil_Shrubbery 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It looks like a slice of cake served on foam.

A few billions of years old.

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