They're so named because they're made up of small particles called chondrules, caused by the rapid cooling of molten rock. These H and L chondrite meteorites have arrived on our planet from three ...

However, other scientists think that there are very few olivine-rich meteorites in the asteroid belt ... from the Greek 'chondres' meaning sand grains. There are many varieties of chondrite, with ...

H chondrites are generally iron-heavy, while L chondrites are rich in the mineral olivine and have significantly ... came ...

The sight of a fireball streaking across the sky brings wonder and excitement to children and adults alike. It’s a reminder ...

The meteorite has had British scientists in raptures of joy. It's a carbonaceous chondrite - a dark stony material that retains unaltered chemistry from the formation of our Solar System 4.6 ...

Our Solar System was once a spinning pile of dust and chondrite rocks. Eventually gravity pulled a lot of this ... after a huge 55-kilogram specimen identified in 2003. Barred Olivine chondrule formed ...