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Mesosiderites are a
class of stony–iron
meteorites consisting of
about equal parts of
metallic nickel-iron and silicate. They are
breccias with an irregular...
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divided into
mesosiderites and pallasites.
Pallasites have a
matrix of
meteoric iron with
embedded silicates (most of it olivine).
Mesosiderites are breccias...
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pallasites (which are now
known to
comprise several distinct groups) and
mesosiderites (a
textural term that is also
synonymous with the name of a
modern group)...
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similar to Psyche's,
including enstatite chondrites, bencubbinites, and
mesosiderites.
Several observers have
reported the
presence of
silicate minerals on...
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meteorites originated. The
other major type of stony-iron
meteorites is the
mesosiderites.
Tektites (from Gr**** t****s, molten) are not
themselves meteorites...
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analogs (e.g.
enstatite chondrites, metal-rich
carbonaceous chondrites,
mesosiderites), and in some
cases may also be
rubble piles. The
earliest interpretation...
- type in the Bus-DeMeo taxonomy, with
spectral properties similar to
mesosiderites. It
spans a
girth of 59±2 km and has a
rotation period of 4.65 h. "337...
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composition of
suspected asteroid remnants has been
classified as low
metal mesosiderites. The
bolide explosion would also have
produced microspherules under...
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interest because the
meteorite fell
under the
lesser known class of
mesosiderites.
Mesosiderites are very rare on
Earth and its
occurrence on Mars
gives clues...
- Anto****asta,
Chile 25°45′S 70°30′W / 25.750°S 70.500°W / -25.750; -70.500
Mesosiderite A1 3,830 kg (8,440 lb) No 3
Huckitta 1924
Northern Territory, Australia...
