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The Salta (or Imilac) stony iron meteorite, found in Chile in 1822, shown in a sawed, polished, and etched interior section. Classified as a pallasite, it is composed of dark crystals of the silicate mineral olivine in a spongelike network of nickel-iron alloy.
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The Salta (or Imilac) stony iron meteorite, found in Chile in 1822, shown in a sawed, polished, and etched interior section. Classified as a pallasite, it is composed of dark crystals of the silicate mineral olivine in a spongelike network of nickel-iron alloy.
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1 July 2002: The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) satellite reveals a massive solar eruption more than 30 times the Earth's diameter. The eruption formed when a loop of a magnetic field over the surface of the Sun trapped hot gas.
Brightest Star in the Solar System
Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
All About Astronomy
The orbits of the planets and other elements of the solar system, including asteroids, Kuiper belt, Oort cloud, comet
Space Odyssey
Nicolaus Copernicus. Nicolas Copernicus (1473-1543) Polish astronomer. In 1543 he published, forward proof of a Heliocentric (sun centered) universe. Coloured stipple engraving published London 1802. De revolutionibus orbium coelestium libri vi.
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