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Measured mineralogy (in terms of olivine-to-pyroxene ratio; ol/(ol+opx)) of 15 asteroids from the Massalia family (retrieved from a total of 21 individual spectra), compared to the mineralogy of ordinary chondrites (H, L, LL types) from RELAB. Average values are indicated at the top for each S-type family (families marked with an asterisk had their largest member removed before computing the average). Measurements of (20) Massalia are indicated in the plot (X). While this body lays between the peaks of the H-chondrite and L-chondrite distributions, other family members are clearly compatible with L chondrites. -- astro-ph.EP

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The Massalia Asteroid Family As The Origin Of Ordinary L Chondrites

by Keith CowingMarch 20, 2024March 20, 2024

Studies of micrometeorites in mid-Ordovician limestones and Earth’s impact craters indicate that our planet witnessed a massive infall of ordinary L chondrite material 466 million years (My) ago (Heck et […]

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The Massalia Asteroid Family As The Origin Of Ordinary L Chondrites

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