These H and L chondrite meteorites have arrived on our planet from three asteroid families called Massalia, Karin, and ...

They're so named because they're made up of small particles called chondrules, caused by the rapid cooling of molten rock. These H and L chondrite meteorites have arrived on our planet from three ...

H chondrites are generally iron-heavy ... The genesis of the study, according to Marsset, came from a number of L chondrite ...

Using a new analytical technique, the team looked at different kinds of chondrite meteorites, a type of primitive meteorite approximately 4.6 billion ... doi: 10.1038/nature24625. Clay PL, Burgess R, ...

Their millimetre-sized granules give chondrites their name, from the Greek 'chondres' meaning sand grains. There are many varieties of chondrite, with differences in mineralogy relating to the type of ...

New research reveals that 70% of meteorites that strike Earth originate from three young asteroid families in the main ...