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Updunnite, SNC meteorite

chassignite comparison table
Subject has weather resistance has CaO content has MnO content fragment survive fall if is an instance of has distinguishing feature vaporize completely if has TiO2 content has FeO content has fragmentation probability be associated with has fall location has fall date has impact angle has P2O5 content has solidification mechanism has name has sulfur content has Al2O3 content has genesi has letter designation has relative abundance shatter has texture has curatorial location has prototype has total mass of find has impact velocity has fall coordinate has SiO2 content has characteristic mineral has MgO content has composition has monetary value has original mass has part mineral has Na2O content has K2O content has property has mass has number of find has origin has ablative mass loss produce has solidification timescale have crater image be an acronym for has Cr2O3 content has fall map
Chassignylow1.37 % by mass0.53 % by massduring meteor phaseit fragments because smaller pieces with less mass are more easily slowed by the atmospherechassigniteno chondrulessize is between 3 micrometers and 3 millimeters0.11 % by mass27.2 % by masshigh because it is more friable than iron meteoritecraterHaute-Marne, France1815 0.04 % by masscooling in deep underground chambersChassigny0.04 % by mass0.49 % by massfractional crystallizationACANOM7.1 % of meteorite fallsduring impact phase Paris, Vienna, LondonChassigny meteorite1606 kgwhen it hits the ground which is smaller than its velocity before it enters the atmospherein degrees, minutes and seconds of lattitude and longitude37.2 % by massolivine31.9 % by massolivinelarge if the fall was witnessedwhich can over an order of magnitude greater than total mass of fragment(s) collected at the impact site 0.12 % by mass0.04 % by massformed by separation of molten rock in a gravity field4.00 kg70Marshigh because it is more friable than iron meteoritepower outages and failures in electrical equipment due to EMP (electromagnetic pulse)very slow Shergottite, Nakhilite, Chassignite0.69 % by masswhich appears as an elongated footprint which depends on impact angle, airbursts, and impact velocity

Updunnite, SNC meteorite