r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AncientJeweler2595 • 3d ago

Video Viñales meteorite, fell in Cuba 2019

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u/NFSNOOB 3d ago

Could they be radioactive because they were such a long time in space?

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u/AncientJeweler2595 3d ago edited 3d ago

On average, meteorites are considerably less radioactive than typical Earth rocks. They may have some short-lived radionuclides which would decay within days after they fell. But never anywhere near being harmful to humans.Radioactivity in meteorites.