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Field Image of the Achondrite Meteorite GRA 06129

Caption: Field image of the achondrite meteorite GRA 06129, found in blue ice of the Graves Nunatak region of the Antarctica during the ANSMET 2006/2007 field-season. GRA 06129 and its pair, GRA 06128, are achondrite meteorites with compositions unlike any previously discovered Solar System materials.

Credit: Image courtesy of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (PI - Ralph Harvey, Case Western Reserve University)

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