4.5bn-year-old meteorite retrieved from South Australian outback

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A 1.7kg meteorite created during the early formation of the solar system more than 4.5bn years ago has been retrieved by a team of Perth researchers in the South Australian outback.

The meteorite was retrieved from the outback using a new 32-camera network, a light plane, quad bikes and a drone.