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  themeteoriteman themeteoriteman.bsky.social · Feb 4
  Using Magnets for discovery: Put down your magnets!. Using a magnet for discovery or ID is an easy task, but it could damage or change the imprinted magnetic field held by the meteorite. Good read! news.mit.edu/2023/simple-...
  

  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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