Chondrules are silicate spherules that are found in abundance in the most primitive class of meteorites, the chondrites. Chondrules are believed to have formed by rapid cooling of silicate melt ...

MORE than 90 per cent of all stony meteorites are classified as chondrites, because of the presence of chondrules—spheroidal aggregates of one or more silicates, commonly olivine and orthopyroxene.

Chondrules are such dominant features of these meteorites that they are called chondrites, and they account for 86 percent of meteorites that have been found on Earth. Their origin, however ...

135-year-old meteorite mystery solved? Chondrules may have formed from high-pressure collisions in early solar system Date: July 8, 2013 Source: University of Chicago ...

Chondritic meteorites (chondrites) are some of the oldest rocks in our solar system, forming 4.5 billion years ago. Therefore, their primitive composition means that they offer a window into the ...

Research suggests collisions of planetary embryos could be the origin of the material that formed asteroids. Chondrules, tiny bead-like grains of solidified melted rock found in meteorites, might ...

Chondrules have long been a puzzling feature of meteorites and, if they weren't observable in meteorites, scientists would likely never have predicted their existence, Minton said. "Chondrules are ...

These meteorites, which constitute more than 80 percent of those observed to fall from space, derive their name from the chondrules virtually all of them contain—tiny beads of melted material ...

A study carried out by researchers from MIT and Purdue University seeks to challenge the established role of meteorites in planetary formation, arguing that rather than representing the kernel of ...

Prior research had suggested that chondrules in some meteorites were probably born when rocks in space collided at speeds of more than 22,370 mph (36,000 km/h). However, it was uncertain how the ...

They’re not a perfect match, but it’s way too hot on the first planet for us to hop over and confirm for ourselves.