Meteorites
by Alain Carion
Meteorites
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| A Few Definitions |
4
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| Historical Background |
4
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| Meteorite Characteristics |
7
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| Hunting for Meteorites |
9
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| Origin: Accretion and Impacts |
11
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| Extraterrestrial Origin of Meteorites |
12
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| Differentiated and Undifferentiated Meteorites |
12
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| Classification |
12
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| Undifferentiated Meteorites or Chondrites |
13
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| Differentiated Meteorites |
16
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| Achondrites |
16
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| Iron Meteorites |
17
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| Stony-Iron Meteorites |
21
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| Which Meteorites come from which Asteroids? |
22
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| The Exploration of Space |
23
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| Meteor-Wrongs |
24
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| The Age of Meteorites |
25
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| Impacts: Effects and Consequences |
26
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| Impacts in Space |
27
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| Field of Craters in Egypt |
28
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| Meteor Crater, Arizona (USA) |
30
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| Rochechouart-Chassenon, France |
31
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| Tektites |
33
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| Impact Glass |
35
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| Impact Breccia |
36
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| Tunguska |
37
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| Perseids and Leonids |
38
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| A Few Meteorites to Dream About |
38
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| Ensisheim |
38
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| Allende |
41
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| Meteorites from Mars, SNCs |
43
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| Lunar Meteorites |
45
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| News-Worthy Meteorites |
46
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| The End of Dinosaurs |
69
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| Panspermia |
70
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| Conclusion |
71
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| To Know More |
71
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