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Astronomers Uncover the Origin of Most of Earth's Meteorites, Shedding Light on Our Solar System's Past

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An international team of experts has identified the origin of more than 90 percent of all known meteorites.

The findings were presented in three papers published in the journals Astronomy and Astrophysics and Nature in September and October .

The three major asteroid families identified in the studies are called Karin , Koronis and Massalia .

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86

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85

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56

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informal

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English

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59

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medium-lived

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