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Chondrite meteorite | Space & Morocco
Chondrite meteorite | Space & Morocco
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- Origin: Found in the Sahara, Morocco
- Size: H31cm W30cm D22cm
- Weight: 21kg
- Description: The robust shape and rich patina that covers the surface of the meteorite and highlights the ridges are the result of a combination of variables, including its composition, its shape as it enters the Earth's atmosphere, its interaction with the chemistry of the soil, in where it landed, its orientation in the ground, the amount of groundwater it was exposed to, and the time it spent in the Sahara Desert.
- Additional information: Chondrite, generally a stony meteorite characterized by the presence of chondrules.
- Chondrites, small, rounded particles embedded in most stony meteorites called chondrites. Chondrules are typically about one millimeter in diameter and consist primarily of the silicate minerals olivine and pyroxene. The textural and chemical relationships indicate that they were formed at high temperatures as dispersed, molten droplets, which then solidified and condensed into chondritic masses. This process took place in space in early times, before the planets accreted. However, how the chondrules were melted is not yet clear. It seems likely that pre-existing dust particles or planetesimals were melted by high-energy events such as high-speed collisions and thrown around as droplets that quickly cooled and crystallized.
