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Contact: David Bricker
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Indiana University
Caption: Carbon cenospheres are tiny, carbon-rich particles that form when coal and heavy fuel are heated intensely. Scientists have now learned that cenospheres can form in the wake of asteroid impacts, too.
Credit: Mark Harvey
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