South Africa scientists unveil piece of rare meteorite discovered by 9-year-old girl

South African scientists on Tuesday unveiled a fragment of what they described as a motorcycle-sized meteorite that was discovered by a 9-year-old girl in the country's Eastern Cape province last month. The scientists said it was a rare type of an achondritic meteorite. Fiona Jones of Reuters reports. - - - - - For more than 60-years, VOA's English to Africa (E2A) Service has been providing quality radio, TV, and digital programming to Africa. With a weekly audience of 37-million people, the E2A offers weekly coverage spanning various topics, including hard news, current affairs, sports, entertainment, health, and culture, with special focus on issues concerning youth and women. Below is a list of our programs: Radio: Africa News Tonight, Daybreak Africa, Nightline Africa, South Sudan in Focus, Health Chat, Up Front Africa, and Music Time in Africa. Television: Africa 54, Straight Talk Africa, Our Voices, Red Carpet and Healthy Living. » Subscribe to VOA Africa: » Visit our website: voaafrica.com » Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/voaafrica » Follow Our Program Pages on X: »» https://www.twitter.com/voaafrica »» https://www.twitter.com/VOAStraightTalk » Follow us on Facebook: »» https://www.facebook.com/voaafrica »» https://www.facebook.com/VOAStraightTalkAfrica

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