A message to meteorite hunters: Put down your magnets!
An MIT study finds the hand magnets often used by meteorite hunters to identify a meteorite usually erase the meteorite’s magnetic memory — and much of its scientific value.
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An MIT study finds the hand magnets often used by meteorite hunters to identify a meteorite usually erase the meteorite’s magnetic memory — and much of its scientific value.
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