The asteroids hit the surface hard, over and over, and since the Moon has been a solid body for most of its history, their materials stay on or close to the surface.

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This body used to meet about once a month, with a solid afternoon agenda of four or five cases to review.

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Stylistically, Casio has created an attractive calculator designed with a solid body and slightly oval shape that fits comfortably in the hand, and finished it in several shades of blue to evoke an intellectual look.

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Even the 13-inch MacBook Pro (which had been tweaked over the summer) received a bonus upgrade in the form of a Retina Display and a solid state drive, as well as a thinner and lighter body.

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