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A stony meteorite in NASA Ames Research Center's Arcjet Interaction Heating Facility. A thin black line outlines the holder that supports the stone (left). Air flow is from left to right. Melt flows from the meteorite surface and a thin shock wave is visible in front of the stone. 

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Credit: Photo: NASA Ames/SETI Institute, courtesy of Zev Hoover and Ron Dantowitz, Dexter Southfield Schools/MARS Scientific.

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