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Eucrites are
achondritic stony meteorites, many of
which originate from the
surface of the
asteroid 4
Vesta and are part of the HED
meteorite clan. They...
- hemisphere.
Debris from
these events has
fallen to
Earth as howardite–
eucrite–diogenite (HED) meteorites,
which have been a rich
source of information...
- are
named after the
initial letters of the
three subgroups:
Howardites Eucrites Diogenites Angrites Aubrites Lunar meteorites are
meteorites that originated...
- a clan (subgroup) of
achondrite meteorites. HED
stands for "howardite–
eucrite–diogenite".
These achondrites came from a
differentiated parent body and...
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April 1, 2007.
Retrieved April 2, 2007. Drake,
Michael J. (2001). "The
eucrite/Vesta story".
Meteoritics &
Planetary Science. 36 (4): 501–513. Bibcode:2001M&PS...
- also
matches ancient eucrite chondrites,
which originate from the
asteroid Vesta in the
outer asteroid belt. CI, CM, and
eucrite chondrites are believed...
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distinct members known. They are a
regolith breccia consisting mostly of
eucrite and
diogenite fragments,
although carbonaceous chondrules and
impact melt...
- from
asteroid 4 Vesta, also
called basaltic achondrites)
Howardite group Eucrite group Diogenite group Angrite group Aubrite group (enstatite achondrites)...
- Mittlefehldt,
David W. (June 2015). "Asteroid (4) Vesta: I. The howardite-
eucrite-diogenite (HED) clan of meteorites". Geochemistry. 75 (2): 155–183. Bibcode:2015ChEG...
- Andrioniškis, Anykščiai
District Muni****lity, Lithuania. It is a rare
eucrite that
contains maskelynite (a gl****y
phase found in some
meteorite impact...
