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Field Image of the Achondrite Meteorite

Caption: This is a field image of the achondrite meteorite GRA 06128, found in blue ice of the Graves Nunatak region of the Antarctica during the ANSMET 2006/2007 field-season.

Credit: Image courtesy of the Antarctic Search for Meteorites (ANSMET 2006-2007 PI - Ralph Harvey, Case Western Reserve University).

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