A tolerance for dirt and disappointment
This week I learned about a new profession, the professional meteorite hunter—people who make a living retrieving specimens for the "extraterrestrial mineralogy" trade. As Joshuah Bearman and Allison Keeley report for Wired, "Meteorite hunting attracts a type."
"It requires study, dedication, and a tolerance for dirt and disappointment," they write. "It …
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