The meteorite used in this study - LAR12252 - when it was discovered in Antarctica. Credit: The ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah. (IMAGE)

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The meteorite used in this study - LAR12252 - when it was discovered in Antarctica. Credit: The ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah.

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The meteorite used in this study - LAR12252 - when it was discovered in Antarctica. Credit: The ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah.

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The ANSMET (ANtarctic Search for METeorites) Program, Case Western Reserve University and the University of Utah.

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