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Tons of Space Dust

  • November 4, 2012
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Every year, Earth is pelted with thousands of tons of micrometeorites — bits of space dust mostly less than a millimeter in size, left over from when the solar system formed. Scientists study these specks to learn more about the origins of our star system.

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