Asteroid / Comet
Chondrite
A primitive meteorite full of millimetre spheres.
Stony meteorites containing chondrules — small, once-molten droplets that condensed in the early Solar System.
Overview
Stony meteorites containing chondrules — small, once-molten droplets that condensed in the early Solar System.
See also
Carbonaceous Chondrite
A primitive carbon- and water-rich meteorite.
Achondrite
A stony meteorite without chondrules.
Iron Meteorite
A meteorite of nearly pure iron–nickel.
Stony-iron Meteorite
A rare meteorite that is half rock, half metal.
Pallasite
A stony-iron meteorite studded with olivine gems.
Mesosiderite
A jumbled stony-iron meteorite.