Article: Meteorites Offer Glimpse of Early Earth, Say Purdue University Scientists.

Byline: Purdue University

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Important clues to the environment in which the early Earth formed may be emerging from Purdue University scientists' recent study of a particular class of meteorites.

By examining the chemistry of 29 chunks of rock that formed billions of years ago, probably in close proximity to our planet, two Purdue researchers, Michael E. Lipschutz and Ming-Sheng Wang, have clarified our understanding of the conditions present in the vicinity of the ancient Earth's orbit. Because direct evidence for these conditions is lacking in terrestrial samples, the scientists believe that the ...

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