Meteorites record the early history of the inner Solar System. A unique object that has been found in one meteorite may add support to a revolutionary idea about how the Solar System formed.
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Alexander, C. A question of timing. Nature 423, 691–692 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1038/423691a
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