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  • noun mineralogy A golden yellow mineral containing nitrogen and titanium.

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  • When the mission finally returned to Earth last year, the samples revealed the presence of osbornite, which indicates that the big beginning was hotter and more violent than scientists had previously imagined.

    NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: April 2007 Archives 2007

  • When the mission finally returned to Earth last year, the samples revealed the presence of osbornite, which indicates that the big beginning was hotter and more violent than scientists had previously imagined.

    NASA Watch: Space Science News: April 2007 Archives 2007

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