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Deon van Niekerk

Deon van Niekerk is ‌Senior Instrument Scientist (SIS) and Manager of the Electron Microprobe Laboratory (EPMA) in the Department of Geology, Rhodes University.

The main mass of the Nqweba meteorite showing the black fusion crust and brecciated interior (light grey) with broken mineral and rock fragments.

Meteorite Strike in South Africa

Scientists offer clues about what it is and where it came from.