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The unusual shock-darkened meteorites came from a fireball over Chelyabinsk, Russia, in 2013. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

Mercury seen by Nasa’s Messenger spacecraft on the left. On the right, there’s an approximation of Mercury’s true colour as might be seen by the human eye. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University ...

Fredriksson, K., Reid, Arch M., Bass, Manuel N., Fujita, H., and Kerridge, J. F. 1970. "Olivine and Pyroxene in the Orgueil Meteorite." Geochimica et Cosmochimica ...