Photo of the week: Colorful meteorite might be fragment of a ‘lost world’ from the early solar system

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When illuminated with cross-polarized light, the angrite meteorite NWA 12774 displays a vibrant, rainbow-like shimmer. Recent research indicates that this celestial fragment, initially found in 2019, might originate from a long-vanished protoplanet dating back to the early solar system.(Image credit: CU Boulder/John Kashuba)TOPICS

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