The NWA 15915 meteorite was found in 2023
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Misfit meteorites that don’t match neatly into recognized classes could possibly be relics from a misplaced Mercury-like world that was destroyed early within the historical past of the photo voltaic system.
Most asteroids that fall to Earth as meteorites might be grouped collectively and have frequent origins, with many derived from bigger asteroids, the moon or Mars. However round 0.2 per cent of meteorites are outliers, resisting any neat categorisation.
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