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Credits. Dr. Rhian Jones, Dr. Horton Newsom Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM. Rhian’s simple diagrams to represent melting of chondritic asteroids leading to a melted (differentiated) asteroid. Geology on asteroids. Chondritic asteroid.
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Credits • Dr. Rhian Jones, Dr. Horton Newsom • Institute of Meteoritics, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque NM
Rhian’s simple diagrams to represent melting of chondritic asteroids leading to a melted (differentiated) asteroid Geology on asteroids Chondritic asteroid Heating 4.5 billion years ago metal silicate Differentiated asteroid
Chondrite images, material from asteroids that did not melt Leoville carbonaceous chondrite Semarkona ordinary chondrite
Chondrules • Most abundant solid particles in the solar nebula,
Meteorites from asteroids that melted Igneous (melted silicate rock) meteorites thought to be from Vesta, one target of the DAWN mission Ibitira eucrite Johnstown diogenite
Iron and stony iron meteorites, cores of asteroids that melted Dora, NM Gibeon, Namibia Hoba, Namibia