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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 05, 1967

Page

9

Might be a more memorable Memorial day speech

A veteran mother recalls letters from her marine son Buddy, detailing front line life and family love. The messages reveal brutal combat, loyalties, pregnancies, and sudden loss as he prepares for possible deployment to Okinawa or the Philippines. The piece ends reflecting on a deeper memorial day significance.

Okinawa Philippines Mary Buddy Bud

Fragments Fall From 650 Million Year Old Cosmic Crash

Washington UPI report cites Purdue scientist Michael Lipschutz who says a giant asteroid collision 650 million years ago between Mars and Jupiter hurled fragments across the solar system. Meteorite shock histories and Gallium Germanium content help date these pieces that still rain on Earth and Moon.

Washington UPI Solar System Earth Purdue University Michael Lipschutz Lipschutz Mars Jupiter

Cosmic rain of ancient meteorites dates back 650 million years

Purdue scientists report a long ago shock event about 650 million years ago. They found most gallium germanium enriched meteorites aged 400 to 800 million years, dating their birth to the great crackup. Orbital shifts caused Earth meteorite showers to begin only after a delay, and the rain is ongoing.

Purdue

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