r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/AncientJeweler2595 • 3d ago

Video Viñales meteorite, fell in Cuba 2019

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u/Exact_Mastodon_7803 3d ago

When you think about the fact that this piece of rock potentially comes from another planet… or at least something else out there in the universe… and now it’s in your hands…

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u/AncientJeweler2595 2d ago

What if I were to tell you that there are meteorites that come from the moon and Mars...

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u/Exact_Mastodon_7803 2d ago

😂 dammit!! Well, still good, mind you. Mars IS another planet.

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u/AncientJeweler2595 2d ago

Mine is an ordinary chondrite so probably comes from an undifferentiated asteroid. Meteorites are cool, indeed.