Meteorites, Asteroids and Comets


CV3 Carbonaceous chondrite (Allende, Mexico)

The irregular white blotches are called CAI's .


Closeup of CAI(calcium-aluminum inclusion) in Allende specimen.

This is the oldest known rock, dating to over 4.5 billion years old.


Iron Meteorite


Fusion Crust


COMETS

Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9


Nucleus "G" of Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 slams into Jupiter.



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