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Meteorite in a blue-ice area
in the Miller Range

... that blue-ice areas are places in Antarctica where snow evaporation and wind have exposed blue-colored ice, which often accumulates meteorites (example pictured)?
... that Typhoon Abby originated from the Western Pacific monsoon trough?
... that the exotic metal lutetium-176 decays to the heavy metal hafnium, so it can be used to date ancient rocks?
...that the 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption in Washington was the first major volcanic eruption to occur in the U.S. since the 1915 eruption of Lassen Peak in California?
...that the peak of Mount Hikurangi (1,752 metres) is the highest non-volcanic peak on the North Island of New Zealand?
...that the Comal River is the shortest river in Texas (USA), running entirely within the city limits of New Braunfels?

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