NASA Team Finds Riches in Asteroid Treasure Hunt

This space-based view of the Nubian Desert shows altitude in kilometers (in white circles) and meteor locations in red. Image courtesy NASA Ames/SETI/JPL
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March 25, 2009

Scientists are studying recovered meteorites that link directly with a tracked asteroid. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory produced the "treasure map" that gave the recovery team its search grid and specific target area.