diogenite
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A diogenite is a type of achondritic meteorite composed primarily of orthorhombic pyroxene. Achondrites are stony meteorites that lack chondrules, which are small, spherical objects formed in the solar nebula.12
Diogenites make up a small percentage of known meteorites and resemble terrestrial igneous rocks like basalts or pyroxenites. Most achondrites, including diogenites, are believed to have formed from melting and crystallization processes within asteroids. The howardites, eucrites, and diogenites are collectively known as HEDs and are thought to originate from the asteroid Vesta.2
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achondrite…groups: acapulcoites, angrites, aubrites, chassignites, diogenites, eucrites, howardites, lodranites, nakhlites, shergottites, and ureilites. The howardites, eucrites, and diogenites (HEDs) are from the large asteroid Vesta. The shergottites, nakhlites, and chassignites almost certainly came from Mars. In addition, a
Read More…groups: acapulcoites, angrites, aubrites, chassignites, diogenites, eucrites, howardites, lodranites, nakhlites, shergottites, and ureilites. The howardites, eucrites, and diogenites (HEDs) are from the large asteroid Vesta. The shergottites, nakhlites, and chassignites almost certainly came from Mars. In addition, a
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meteoriteAchondritesdiogenite (HED) meteorites all came from the same asteroidal body, Vesta, the second largest member of the asteroid belt. They have also been linked to the mesosiderites, a group of stony iron meteorites (see below Association of meteorites with asteroids). Examination of HED meteorites
Read Morediogenite (HED) meteorites all came from the same asteroidal body, Vesta, the second largest member of the asteroid belt. They have also been linked to the mesosiderites, a group of stony iron meteorites (see below Association of meteorites with asteroids). Examination of HED meteorites
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