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Readers discuss meteorite identification, fly factories and more

By Science News Staff

- More than 2 years ago

Magnetic muck-ups

A study of fragments from a Martian meteorite shows that the common practice of using magnets to identify meteorites can overwrite records of magnetic fields stored within the space rocks, Katherine Kornei reported in “Searching for meteorites? Ditch the magnets” (SN: 6/3/23, p. 5).

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