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Ureilite Meteorite
August 3 , 2023
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- Scientists have discovered that the Dhala structure in India was formed by a rare ureilite meteorite between 2500 and 1700 million years ago.
- This making it the world's seventh oldest impact structure.
- The around 11 km diameter Dhala impact structure is the largest confirmed impact structure reported so far between Mediterranean and south-east Asia.
- Ureilites are a unique class of primitive achondrite, comprising only a tiny fraction of all known meteorites on Earth.
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