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MLA Full: "Early Earth Microbes May Have Eaten Raw Meteorites." YouTube, uploaded by , 15 November 2022, www.youtube.com/watch?v=BexmYmcW-Hs.
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APA Full: . (2022, November 15). Early Earth Microbes May Have Eaten Raw Meteorites [Video]. YouTube. https://youtube.com/watch?v=BexmYmcW-Hs
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=BexmYmcW-Hs.
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