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EETA 79001 comparison table
Subject has CaO content has weather resistance has MnO content is an instance of has distinguishing feature has TiO2 content has FeO content has fragmentation probability has fall location has P2O5 content has solidification mechanism has name has sulfur content has Al2O3 content has identification date has letter designation has relative abundance has curatorial location has total mass of find has SiO2 content has MgO content has composition is a kind of has find date has K2O content has Na2O content has property has mass has number of find has origin has ablative mass loss has solidification timescale has Cr2O3 content be an acronym for
Antarctic meteorite which depends on its composition     during meteor phase which depends on compositionindicated by letters in the beginning of name  3 or 4 letter contracted from find location then last two digits of year then id number      485755 kg  often minerals not found on Earthmeteoriterecovery year is first 2 numbers in name    1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimaldirectly proportional to initial velocity   
depleted basalt shergottite low  no chondrules  high because it is more friable than iron meteoritestrewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruptionbased on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred   AEUC7.1 % of meteorite falls 1606 kg  depleted by gravitational separationdepleted basalt   formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field 70Marshigh because it is more friable than iron meteoritevery rapid Shergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite
EETA 790017.22 % by masswhich depends on its composition0.48 % by massAntarctic meteoriteno chondrules0.63 % by mass18.6 % by massduring meteor phase which depends on compositionElephant Moraine, Antarctica0.60 % by massextrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruptionEETA 790010.20 % by mass5.69 % by mass1980AEUC MWG (JSC), SI485755 kg48.5 % by mass16.4 % by massoften minerals not found on Earth 19790.04 % by mass0.84 % by massformed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field7.90 kg1691meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimaldirectly proportional to initial velocityvery rapid0.61 % by massShergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite

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