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Antarctic meteorite | | which depends on its composition | | | | | | during meteor phase which depends on composition | indicated 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 Earth | meteorite | recovery year is first 2 numbers in name | | | | | 1691 | meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal | directly proportional to initial velocity | | | |
depleted basalt shergottite | | low | | | no chondrules | | | high because it is more friable than iron meteorite | strewn fields, elongated footprints which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity | | extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption | based on the locale, region, or nearby town in which the fall occurred | | | AEUC | 7.1 % of meteorite falls | | 1606 kg | | | depleted by gravitational separation | depleted basalt | | | | formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field | | 70 | Mars | high because it is more friable than iron meteorite | very rapid | | Shergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite |
QUE 94201 | 11.1 % by mass | which depends on its composition | 0.49 % by mass | Antarctic meteorite | no chondrules | 1.87 % by mass | 19.4 % by mass | during meteor phase which depends on composition | Queen Alexandra Range, Antarctica | 2.04 % by mass | extrusion onto the surface of the planet or asteroid via a volcanic eruption | QUE 94201 | 9.93 % by mass | 1995 | AEUC | | MWG (JSC) | 485755 kg | 46.5 % by mass | 6.25 % by mass | often minerals not found on Earth | | 1994 | 0.04 % by mass | 1.44 % by mass | formed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field | 0.012 kg | 1691 | meteoroid from interplanetary space or fragment dislodged from another planet, moon or planetesimal | directly proportional to initial velocity | very rapid | 0.15 % by mass | Shergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite |