MIT solves puzzle of meteorite-asteroid link: New analysis makes it possible to 'know our enemy'

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the last few years, astronomers have faced a puzzle: The vast majority of asteroids that come near the Earth are of a type that matches only a tiny fraction of the meteorites that most frequently hit our planet.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news137861613.html">MIT solves puzzle of meteorite-asteroid link: New analysis makes it possible to 'know our enemy'</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- For the last few years, astronomers have faced a puzzle: The vast majority of asteroids that come near the Earth are of a type that matches only a tiny fraction of the meteorites that most frequently hit our planet.</p>