[meteorite-list] EL ALI IRON METEORITE- The Sordid Mystery of a Somalian Meteorite Smuggled into China

[drtanuki]

Dear List,
  This may be of some interest to some of you.

The Sordid Mystery of a Somalian Meteorite Smuggled into China
How a space rock vanished from Africa and showed up for sale across an ocean
By Dan Vergano edited by Clara Moskowitz
22SEP2025

Link to whole article-
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/inside-the-mysterious-smuggling-of-the-el-ali-meteorite/

Best Always,
Dirk Ross...Tokyo