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Because ordinary chondrites represent 80% of the meteorites that fall to earth, and because ordinary chondrites contain 60–80% chondrules, it follows that (excluding dust) most of the meteoritic material that falls on earth is made up of chondrules. Chondrules can range in diameter from just a few micrometers to over 1 centimetre (0.39 in).
The CAIs are 30 million years older than the Earth and 193 (± 6) million years older [7] than the oldest rock known on Earth, thus, the Allende meteorite has revealed information about conditions prevailing during the early formation of the Solar System. Carbonaceous chondrites, including Allende, are the most primitive meteorites, and contain ...
Ordinary chondrite NWA 3189 sliced. Field of view c. 2.2 cm across. NWA 3189 has been classified as an LL3.2–3.4 ordinary chondrite ("LL" means very low total iron content; "3" refers to well-preserved chondrules – the rock has not been subjected to metamorphism intense enough to disrupt the chondritic texture).
Earth Day fun facts for kids and adults.
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Shortly after its fall and recovery in Australia in 1969, the Murchison meteorite was found to host five protein amino acids (glycine, alanine, valine, proline, and glutamic acid) in addition to 12 non-proteinogenic amino acids including α-aminoisobutyric acid and isovaline, which are rare on Earth. [19]
A chondrite / ˈ k ɒ n d r aɪ t / is a stony (non-metallic) meteorite that has not been modified by either melting or differentiation of the parent body. [a] [1] They are formed when various types of dust and small grains in the early Solar System accreted to form primitive asteroids.