Formation of Mesosiderites: Fragmentation and Reaccretion of a Large Differentiated Asteroid

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Mar 2001

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32nd Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 12-16, 2001, Houston, Texas, abstract no.2060

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We propose that these stony-iron meteorites formed when a 50-150 km
diameter projectile disrupted a 200-400 km diameter asteroid with a
molten core. Several mineralogical features of mesosiderites need
reinterpreting if our model is correct.

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