2019年十月,一颗陨石坠落在我国吉林省,东三省的网友们目击了这震撼的一幕,而这已不是陨石第一次光临吉林了。1976年3月8日15时,陨石雨降落吉林,当时也收集到了重达1770公斤的世界最大的石陨石。

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陨石是闯入地球的天外来客,它蕴含着珍贵的宇宙信息,科学家们称陨石为“太阳系的化石”。人们对陨石进行大量研究,包括确认陨石的来源,挖掘他们的“流浪史”。今天就让我们一起来看一看,我们对火星陨石是如何进行研究的。

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