Meteorites May Be Destroyed Planet

Via New Scientist:

Two rocks found together in Antarctica are chunks of a dwarf planet that
was smashed apart early in the solar system’s history, detailed studies
suggest. Other remnants of the proto-world may still be floating around
in the asteroid belt, and might be identifiable by the spectrum of the
sunlight they reflect….

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