Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules
Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The origin of most chondrules (small, previously molten spherules inside meteorites) is shown to be impact jetting; chondrules form from the shock-melted material ejected from a protoplanet on impact, making meteorites a byproduct of planet formation.
Chondrule formation
The origin of chondrules, the millimetre-scale, once-molten droplets fou...
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Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1652382823
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1652382823
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature14105
