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Newcombe and her co-authors found that the melting process stripped achondrites of their moisture, like baking cookie dough.
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Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 25 June 2023
Anywhere from 10 to 29 percent of these were a type of achondrite that likely resulted from a massive collision on Vesta, the second-largest asteroid in the solar system at over 300 miles in diameter.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2017
On the other hand, achondrites were produced by melting of their parent bodies.
—Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2018
Although most achondrites are fragments of asteroids, a few come from the moon or Mars.
—Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2018
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Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 25 June 2023
Anywhere from 10 to 29 percent of these were a type of achondrite that likely resulted from a massive collision on Vesta, the second-largest asteroid in the solar system at over 300 miles in diameter.
—Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2017
On the other hand, achondrites were produced by melting of their parent bodies.
—Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2018
Although most achondrites are fragments of asteroids, a few come from the moon or Mars.
—Perry A. Farrell, Detroit Free Press, 17 Jan. 2018
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“Achondrite.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/achondrite. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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