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September 24, 2007

Riddle of Mysterious Peruvian Meteor Illness Solved

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/52624256.html

A photo shows a crater that formed in the southern Peruvian town of Carangas, near the border with Bolivia, on September 16, 2007.

Scientists have now confirmed that the cause was a meteorite crash and that the mysterious illnesses that followed the impact were the result of arsenic fumes released by the blast.

Posted by Rob Kiser on September 24, 2007 at 7:32 PM

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