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Meteorite group

Mesosiderites

Stony-irons that are breccias of silicate and metal fragments.

Meteorite group

Overview

Chaotic stony-iron breccias mixing crustal silicates with metallic core material — thought to record the catastrophic disruption and re-assembly of a differentiated asteroid.

Meteorites

1 modelled meteorite.

  • Esthervillefall

    A large mesosiderite that fell in 1879 — a stony-iron meteorite mixing metal with silicate fragments, thought to record a violent collision between differentiated asteroids.

    ClassMesosideriteCountryUnited StatesDate1879-05-10

Knowledge connections

Sources

The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.

  • NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration

    Mission data, planetary science, space telescopes, and public-domain imagery.

    Most NASA-produced imagery is in the public domain; individual items are checked for usage terms before publication.