Diamonds in meteorite are remnants of 'lost planet': Study

Diamonds found in a meteorite that exploded over Sudan in 2008 were formed deep inside a "lost planet" that once orbited the Sun, a Europe-based study has claimed. It was estimated the diamonds were formed at least 4.55 billion years ago, nearly at the same time as Earth's formation, under intense pressure within the planet possibly as big as Mars.

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