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17. You're reading it wrong. It's the massive destruction alone.

Wed May 29, 2013, 10:31 PM

May 2013

This rock would be in Chicxulub (dinosaur killer) territory if it hit us.

The black tarry gunk only serves to identify what type of rock it is.

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