Carbonaceous Chondrite

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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 5371. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

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Solar System, Meteors

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A meteorite having a higher carbon content than other classes of meteorite. Carbonaceous chondrites account for about 3% of all known chondrites. They are classified according to the proportion and size of the chondrules (millimeter-sized grains) they contain. One very rare subclass lacks chondrules, and so are actually achondrites. They are very similar in composition to the Sun (with the except...

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