BY MICHAEL CURTIN AND CHRIS DRAKE

METALLIC OR SILICA-RICH OBJECTS IN SPACE

WHEN METEOROIDS FALL TOWARDS EARTH

WHEN A METEORITE CRASHES INTO EARTH

LEFT OVER PIECES THAT DID NOT FORM DURING THE BIG BANG.

LEFT OVER PIECES THAT DID NOT FORM DURING THE BIG BANG.

YES, IF IT IS BIG ENOUGH IT COULD DAMAGE OR DESTROY EARTH.

FROM AS LONG AS THE BIG BANG UNTIL THEY CRASH INTO A PLANET OR OBJECT.

IT CRASHES INTO SOMETHING AND BREAKS.

THEY CAN BE FOUND IN THE KUIPER BELT NEAR JUPITER AND MARS

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