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Thread: Life Thrived After More Than 100 Meteorites Struck the Earth

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    Life Thrived After More Than 100 Meteorites Struck the Earth

    Yesterday we talked about the discovery of amino acids in meteorites. And then today comes news that there was an explosion of life (pardon the pun) after meteorites rained down more than 400 million years ago. Even though the Earth was struck by more than 100 1-km meteorites in a short period of time, life [...]

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    According to planetary scientists, a disruption in the asteroid belt about 470 million years ago sent hundreds of space rocks out of their normal orbit, and into ours.
    I'm just picturing a flying saucer that says "Caution: Student Driver".
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