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Northwest Africa (NWA) 11119

Northwest Africa (NWA) 11119

An artist's rendition of Northwest Africa (NWA) 11119 (far right bottom corner of illustration) is the oldest igneous meteorite recorded.

Credit: University of New Mexico

NWA 11119

Srinivasan studies NWA 11119

Srinivasan studies NWA 11119

Lead author Poorna Srinivasan studies the mineralogy of the rock, Northwest Africa (NWA) 11119.

Researchers at The University of New Mexico uncover remnants of early solar system

Oldest-ever igneous meteorite contains clues to planet building blocks

By Steve Carr August 02, 2018

Categories: Front Page College of Arts & Sciences Earth & Planetary Sciences Research

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