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A lunar meteorite, NWA 12593, preserves records of three ancient impacts, with the oldest dated to roughly 3.5 billion years ago.
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Moon, Earth, 4 Vesta, northwest Africa
Who
Carolyn Crow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)
What
A lunar meteorite, NWA 12593, preserves records of three ancient impacts, with the oldest dated to roughly 3.5 billion years ago.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:11:15 GMT · 3h 38m ago
Where
Moon, Earth, 4 Vesta, northwest Africa ·
Why
The meteorite holds fingerprints of three separate collisions that occurred at different moments in the solar system's history.
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5 events in this thread- Health & Science3h 38m agoA lunar meteorite, NWA 12593, contains evidence of three ancient impacts that occurred approximately 3.5 billion years ago, linking collision histories across Earth, the Moon, and Vesta.Open article
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- Health & Science3h 38m agoA lunar meteorite named NWA 12593 preserves records of three ancient impacts, providing insights into the collision histories of Earth, the Moon, and Vesta.Open article
- Health & Science3h 38m agoA lunar meteorite, NWA 12593, preserves records of three ancient impacts, including one dated roughly 3.5 billion years ago, linking collision histories across Earth, the Moon, and Vesta.Open article