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Meteorite that ripped through Georgia homeowner's roof is 20 million years older than Earth, scientist says (www.cbsnews.com)

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[–] Tuuktuuk@sopuli.xyz 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Hooray. So, the meteorite formed 4.56 billion years ago and Earth formed 4.54 billion years ago.

Or, in other words: The asteroid was formed on 9th of August 4559997976 BC at 13:13 EDT, while the Earth was formed on 9th of August 4539997976 BC at 13:13 EDT /. What a coincidence, actually, that they were formed on the same minute of the same day and month! If this isn't proof that a god exists, then WHAT IS?!

EDIT: I had overlooked that the article was written yesterday, not today. So, corrected "10th" to "9th". EDIT2: Added the time because it's mentioned in the article as well.