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A meteorite is a rock that originates in outer space before reaching the ground. Whilst this rock is still in space it is called a meteoroid

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A meteorite is a rock that originates in outer space before reaching the ground. Whilst this rock is still in space it is called a meteoroid

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A meteorite is a rock that originates in outer space before reaching the ground. Whilst this rock is still in space it is called a meteoroid

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Stony-iron meteorites: pallasites & mesosiderites

Stony-iron meteorites originate at the mantle of differentiated asteroids, where the metallic core meets silicated crust.

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Iron meteorites

Iron meteorites come from the core of dead asteroids, where the heavy metallic elements sank to the center. Then cosmic collisions broke the asteroids and freed their core.

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Stony meteorites: achondrites

Achondrites are stony meteorites that come from large parent bodies, where they lost their chondrules due to a process called differentiation.

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Stony meteorites: chondrites

Stony meteorites consist predominately of silicon-based minerals. They are the most abundant type of meteorite.

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Meteorites: introduction & classification

A meteorite is a rock that originates in outer space before reaching the ground. They have 2 classification schemes; one is intuitive and the other one is used in science.

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