Most of Earth’s Meteorites Came from Few Asteroid Breakup Events, Research Suggests

New research shows that approximately 70% of meteorites originate from at least three recent break-ups of massive asteroids.

This is an artist's impression of an asteroid breaking up. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech.

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