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- noun Plural form of
chondrule .
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The chondrules were the one remaining shred of evidence that categorically supported NASA's claim that this was indeed a meteorite.
Deception Point Brown, Dan, 1964- 2001
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Spherical pebbles, called chondrules, found in ancient meteorites that fell to Earth are also thought to have been crystallized by shock waves in our solar system's young planet-forming disk.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2008
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Spherical pebbles, called chondrules, found in ancient meteorites that fell to Earth are also thought to have been crystallized by shock waves in our solar system's young planet-forming disk.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2008
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Spherical pebbles, called chondrules, found in ancient meteorites that fell to
Universe Today 2008
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Spherical pebbles, called chondrules, found in ancient meteorites that fell to Earth are also thought to have been crystallized by shock waves in our solar system's young planet-forming disk.
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Tiny crystals from the Wild 2 comet, captured by NASA's Stardust mission, resemble fragments of the molten mineral droplets called chondrules, shown above, found in primitive meteorites.
Scientific Blogging 2008
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The chondrules were the one remaining shred of evidence that categorically supported NASA’s claim that this was indeed a meteorite.
Deception Point Dan Brown 2001
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The shapes of the mineral grains in them indicate that chondrules were once molten droplets floating freely in space.
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Given the fact that chondritic meteorites -- meteorites containing chondrules -- have a similar chemical make-up to that of our Sun, it has been taken as a given that we can figure out what the solar nebula was made of, as the Earth coalesced into being from out of it.
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Most chondrules are 0.5 to 2 millimeters in size and are composed of olivine and pyroxene, with smaller amounts of glass and iron-nickle metal.
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