Template:Did you know nominations/Extraterrestrial diamonds


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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 19:43, 16 October 2017 (UTC)

Extraterrestrial diamonds

 * ... that extraterrestrial diamonds (pictured) in meteorites preserve their history from before the Solar System formed? Source: The record of their origins was preserved despite a long and violent history that started when they were ejected from a star into the interstellar medium, went through the formation of the Solar System, were incorporated into a planetary body that was later broken up into meteorites, and finally crashed on the Earth's surface.
 * ALT1:... that ...extraterrestrial diamonds may include entire planets? Source: "It has a density at least twice that of lead, and may be composed mainly of ultra-dense diamond."
 * Reviewed: Alan Duffy (astronomer)

5x expanded by RockMagnetist (DCO visiting scholar) (talk). Self-nominated at 04:58, 26 September 2017 (UTC).


 * Symbol voting keep.svg This interesting article is new enough and long enough. The original hook facts are cited inline and the image is in the public domain. The article is neutral and I detected no policy issues. Approving the original hook. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 17:34, 27 September 2017 (UTC)