chondrules

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

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

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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Spherical pebbles, called chondrules, found in ancient meteorites that fell to

Universe Today 2008

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.

News and Features - NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory 2008

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

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

The shapes of the mineral grains in them indicate that chondrules were once molten droplets floating freely in space.

New Notions of Earth's Origins Needed, Says Geochemist 2008

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.

New Notions of Earth's Origins Needed, Says Geochemist 2008

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.

New Notions of Earth's Origins Needed, Says Geochemist 2008