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Evidence for Solar Flare Rare Gases in the Khor Temiki Aubrite

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SINCE the discovery by Gerling and Levskii1 that the meteorite Pesjanoe contains high concentrations of helium, neon and argon, several other gas-rich meteorites have been found2,3.

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RAJAN, R., PRICE, P. Evidence for Solar Flare Rare Gases in the Khor Temiki Aubrite. Nature Physical Science 244, 122–123 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1038/physci244122a0

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