Remains of destroyed planet found in Antarctic
Pieces of a once-proud dwarf planet have been found down south.
A pair of rocks found in Antarctica are thought to be the remnants of a dwarf planet that was smashed up during the hectic early days of the solar system.
According to Daily Galaxy, mineral analysis of the fragments show they were once part of a much bigger whole.
There's little hope of putting the planet back together again as other pieces are probably floating in the asteroid belt or have impacted on other planets, or even burned up in the sun.
The early days of the solar system was very, very violent. And it's still changing. Click here to find out more.
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