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A 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.

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Moon, Earth, Vesta, northwest Africa

Who
Carolyn Crow, University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder)
What
A 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.
When
Sun, 14 Jun 2026 18:11:15 GMT · 3h 41m ago
Where
Moon, Earth, Vesta, northwest Africa ·
Why
The meteorite provides evidence of major impacts occurring on the Moon, Earth, and Vesta around the same era, specifically an impact on the Moon approximately 3.5 billion years ago which aligns with early life on Earth.
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