Definition of Eucrites. Meaning of Eucrites. Synonyms of Eucrites

- into several groups: Non-****ulate eucrites are the most common variety and can be subdivided further: Main series eucrites formed near the surface and are...
- meteorites are broadly divided into: Howardites Eucrites Diogenites Several subgroups of both eucrites and diogenites have been found. The HED meteorites...
- are named after the initial letters of the three subgroups: Howardites Eucrites Diogenites Angrites Aubrites Lunar meteorites are meteorites that originated...
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- howardites are a mix of diogenites and eucrites, with diogenites being the lower or deeper material in an asteroid, and eucrites being more surface originating...
- 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...
- deep within Vesta's crust to form crystals which are larger than in the eucrites. These crystals are primarily magnesium-rich orthopyroxene, with small...
- Mittlefehldt, David W. (June 2015). "Asteroid (4) Vesta: I. The howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) clan of meteorites". Geochemistry. 75 (2): 155–183. Bibcode:2015ChEG...
- V-type asteroids. Vestian asteroids have a composition akin to ****ulate eucrites (HED meteorites) and are thought to have originated deep within 4 Vesta's...
- from asteroid 4 Vesta, also called basaltic achondrites) Howardite group Eucrite group Diogenite group Angrite group Aubrite group (enstatite achondrites)...