EMERY, South Dakota, USA
The iron and stone portions of this meteorite are very well mixed,
indicating that it was smashed together sometime during its formation.
For instance, there is evidence of grinding and folding in its past. Meteorites
like this give scientists the opportunity to study the composition of the
universe and to understand more about the formation of planets and solar
systems such as our own. It is important to remember that meteorites such
as Emery come to us just the way they occurred in space. The deformation
of the crystals is not a result of terrestrial impact.
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