Every year, thousands of rocks are mistaken for meteorites—and a troubling number of fraudulent specimens circulate in the collector marketplace. Understanding the scientific methods experts use to separate genuine space rocks from terrestrial imposters is essential knowledge for any serious collector.
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Certain meteorites do more than fall from the sky — they reframe everything humanity thought it understood about the universe. These five specimens, each recovered under extraordinary circumstances, fundamentally altered the course of planetary science, astrobiology, and our collective sense of where life itself might have originated.
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