A model for the internal structures of asteroids

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Asteroids, Astronomical Models, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Meteoritic Composition, Planetary Structure, Chondrule, Deposition, Petrology, Planetology, Regolith, Solar System

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A model for the accretion and hence the internal structure of carbonaceous chondrite-like asteroids is proposed. For initial solar system conditions of low temperature and low energy in the area of the present asteroid belt, assuming initially hydrated grains, a scenario for asteroid accretion in three temporal stages with characteristic lithologies is presented. In the first stage, low-velocity accretion of fine silicate and carbonaceous grains produces a chondrule-free pretologic type 1 lithology, in the second stage low-velocity fine silicate and carbonaceous accretion continues with the addition of a few larger higher-velocity bodies producing fluid drop and lithic chondrules, as in types 2 and 3 carbonaceous chondrites, and in the third stage high-velocity low-mass meteoroid impacts dominate, producing a sparse, thin, erosive lunar-like regolith. The model is compared with the textures of CI, CM, CO and CV carbonaceous chondrites, and future direct observations of asteroidal material are considered.

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