Allende meteorite

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Allende meteorite [ai¦yen·de ′mēd·ē·ə‚rīt]

(geology)

A meteorite that fell in Mexico in 1969 and contains inclusions that have been radiometrically dated at 4.56 × 10⁹years, the oldest found so far, presumably indicating the time of formation of the first solid bodies in the solar system.

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No references found			Since the 1980s, researchers have puzzled over the origin of nanodiamonds, such as the Allende meteorite that landed in Mexico in 1969. Cosmic diamonds may be hidden in 'carbon onions' by Asian News International Most dramatic, in the Allende meteorite fullerenes, the ratio was several thousand times greater than in the atmosphere. Buckyballs Can Come from Outer Space by Wu, C. / Science News NASA researcher Luann Becker crushed a sample of the so-called Allende meteorite to reach her conclusion. Scientists 'discover origin of life on Earth' by McLEAN, JIM / Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)			Allen, Clarence Roderic Allen, Ethan Allen, Florence Ellinwood Allen, Francis A. Allen, Fred Allen, Frederick Lewis Allen, Gracie Allen, Henry Justin Allen, Hervey Allen, Ira Allen, James Lane Allen, Lough Allen, Mel Allen, Paula Gunn Allen, Richard Allen, Steve Allen, Terry Allen, William Allen, Woody Allen-Doisy unit Allenby Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allendale County Allende Allende Gossens, Salvador Allende meteorite Allende, Ignacio Allende, Isabel Allende, Salvador allene Allenstein Allentown Alleppey allergen allergic allergic arteritis allergic dermatitis allergic granulomatosis allergic reaction allergic rhinitis allergic vasculitis syndrome Allergology Allergy Allergy-Based Diagnostic Tests Allerod oscillation Allerton, Isaac allethrin allevardite alley Alleyn, Edward Alleyn, Inspector			Allen, Richard Allen, Steve Allen, Terry Allen, William Allen, William M. Allen, Williams, and Hughes Co. Allen, Woody Allen, Woody Allen, Woody Allen-Doisy test Allen-Doisy unit Allen-Thorpe gonioprism Allenarly Allenby Allenby Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st Viscount Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman, 1st Viscount Allendale County Allendale County, SC Allendale County, South Carolina Allendale Foundation for Educational Excellence Allendale United Reformed Church Allende Allende Allende Gossens Allende Gossens, Salvador Allende meteorite Allende, Ignacio Allende, Isabel Allende, Salvador Allende, Salvador Allene Allenes Allenes Allenes Allens Arthur Robinson Patent & Trade Marks Attorneys Allens Creek Nuclear Generating Station Allens rule Allens rule Allensbacher Computer- und Telekommunikations-Analyse Allensbacher Markt– Und Werbeträgeranalyse Allenspark Senior Advisory Committee Allenstein Allenstein Allensworth State Historical Park Allentando Allentando Allentando Allentiac Allentiacs Allentown Allentown Allentown Art Museum Allentown Business Community Association, Inc. Allentown College Theater Allentown Fire Department Allentown Municipal Employees Federal Credit Union

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