Vesta lacks a dense core, contradicting earlier planetary classification New gravity data suggests Vesta formed from a giant planetary collision Researchers propose that Vesta is a planetary fragment, ...

And yet, evidence from a family of meteorites known as howardite-eucrite-diogenites (HED), which were blasted off Vesta at some point in a crater-forming impact, support this volcanic interpretation.

The Nqweba Meteorite According to a statement issued by Nelson Mandela University, the Nqweba Meteorite is believed to be an achondritic meteorite (a stony meteorite that does not contain chondrules), ...

The Nqweba Meteorite is believed to be an achondritic meteorite, a rare type in the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite group. It weighs less than 90g and has a pre-fragmentation diameter of about 5cm.

the Nqweba Meteorite is believed to be an achondritic meteorite (a stony meteorite that does not contain chondrules), specifically a rare type within the Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite group.

We can make a preliminary conclusion that these are fragments of a howardite eucrite diogenite meteorite “If we compare images of these samples with other meteorites that have been found and ...

A wafer-thin slice of meteorite at the Yale Peabody Museum contains otherworldly gems. Olivine crystals, known as peridots to jewelers, are embedded in the specimen’s shiny iron-nickel alloy. When ...

The sources of many achondrites found on Earth have been identified. Most belong to the so-called Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite clan, which are believed to have originated from Vesta 4, one of the ...