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Planetary scientists identified a potential source of a special kind of meteorite. Its characteristics could explain certain discrepancies in how near-Earth asteroids are classified. When the ...

Mercury seen by Nasa’s Messenger spacecraft on the left. On the right, there’s an approximation of Mercury’s true colour as might be seen by the human eye. Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins University ...

Fredriksson, K., Reid, Arch M., Bass, Manuel N., Fujita, H., and Kerridge, J. F. 1970. "Olivine and Pyroxene in the Orgueil Meteorite." Geochimica et Cosmochimica ...