Meteorites in meteorites: evidence for mixing among the asteroids.
Abstract
Inclusions of one type of meteorite enclosed in another have been found in several gas-rich meteorites, unequilibrated chondrites and mesosiderites. The inclusions in all but one case are chondritic; a majority are mineralogically and isotopically similar to carbonaceous chondrites. These meteorite mixtures most probably resulted from collisions among asteroids.
- Publication:
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IAU Colloq. 39: Comets, Asteroids, Meteorites: Interrelations, Evolution and Origins
- Pub Date:
- 1977
- Bibcode:
- 1977cami.coll..389W
- Keywords:
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- Asteroids;
- Chondrites;
- Inclusions;
- Meteoroids;
- Planetary Evolution;
- Carbonaceous Chondrites;
- Mineralogy;
- Siderites;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration;
- Meteorites:Inclusions