Meteorites Show Transport of Material in Early Solar System (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Meteorites Show Transport of Material in Early Solar System

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A section of the Allende meteorite from Mexico. This type of meteorite is made of many smaller particles, or chondrules. They represent the oldest material in the solar system. New analysis of the Allende meteorite shows that material from close to the Sun mixed with material in the outer solar system as the planets were formed.

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Qing-zhu Yin, UC Davis

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