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    HED meteorites are a clan (subgroup) of achondrite meteorites. HED stands for "howardite–eucrite–diogenite". These achondrites came from a differentiated...
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  • Products, a bicycle wheel manufacturer Hed socken, Sweden Herendeen Bay Airport, Alaska (IATA:HED) HED meteorite, a class of stony space debris Hypohidrotic...
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  • parent bodies of the CR meteorites. 4 Vesta – second-largest asteroid in the asteroid belt and likely source of the HED meteorites. 221 Eos – an asteroid...
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    differentiated planetesimals. One large family of achondrites (the HED meteorites) may have originated on the parent body of the Vesta Family, although...
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    Acapulcoite group Lodranite group Winonaite group Asteroidal achondrites HED meteorite clan (possibly from asteroid 4 Vesta, also called basaltic achondrites)...
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    Howardite (category Meteorite groups)
    are achondritic stony meteorites that originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, and as such are part of the HED meteorite clan. There are about...
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    Diogenite (category Meteorite groups)
    Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites. Diogenites are currently believed to originate from deep within...
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    from these events has fallen to Earth as howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED) meteorites, which have been a rich source of information about Vesta. Vesta is...
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    Achondrites account for about 8% of meteorites overall, and the majority (about 2 / 3 {\displaystyle 2/3} ) of them belong to the HED clan, possibly originating...
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  • (1996). "Mineralogy of carbonaceous chondrite clasts in HED achondrites and the moon". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 31 (4): 518–537. Bibcode:1996M&PS...
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  • bulk HED measurements are consistent and supportive of this hypothesis. This rock, along with other meteorites close in composition and texture to HEDs, are...
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    classical spelling Nyx, to Nix. 3551 Verenia 4 Vesta 4055 Magellan HED meteorite V-type asteroid "3908 Nyx (1980 PA)". JPL Small-Body Database. NASA/Jet...
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  • of the Kirkwood gap and some fragments eventually hit the earth as HED meteorites. The electromagnetic spectrum has a very strong absorption feature longward...
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    Eucrite (category Meteorite groups)
    are achondritic stony meteorites, many of which originate from the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta and are part of the HED meteorite clan. They are the most...
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    with meteorite types:[citation needed] C-type – Carbonaceous chondrite meteorites S-type – Stony meteorites M-type – Iron meteorites V-type – HED meteorites...
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    formed as the result of a crater-forming impact on Vesta. Likewise, the HED meteorites may also have originated from Vesta as a result of this collision. Three...
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    from comets. Fewer than 1% of MMs are achondritic and are similar to HED meteorites, which are thought to be from the asteroid 4 Vesta. Most MMs are compositionally...
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    in today's Czech Republic. The meteorites were classified into the HED meteorite clan (possibly from asteroid 4 Vesta) and eucrite sub-group. The fall...
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  • Jodzie (category Meteorite falls)
    the Jodzie howardite". Meteoritics. 11: 260. Hill, Lon Clay (2 July 2016). "Mineralogical Inventories of all 62 HED meteorite Falls". Mindat.org. Hudson...
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    most about 1 billion years old. It would also be the origin of the HED meteorites. Known V-type asteroids account for 6% of the ejected volume, with the...
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    possible to trace the HED meteorites back to a specific asteroid in the main belt, 4 Vesta. The comparatively few known Martian meteorites have provided insight...
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    the form of Lunar meteorites, samples from Mars in the form of Martian meteorites, and samples from Vesta in the form of HED meteorites. Samples available...
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    stones falling. The meteorite is classified as an "achondrite stony meteorite of the diogenite class in the HED group" of meteorites that are believed to...
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    family. Vestian asteroids have a composition akin to cumulate eucrites (HED meteorites) and are thought to have originated deep within 4 Vesta's crust, possibly...
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    members. Vestian asteroids have a composition akin to cumulate eucrites (HED meteorites). They are thought to have originated deep within Vesta's crust, possibly...
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  • Padvarninkai meteorite is a meteorite that fell on 9 February 1929 near the village of Padvarninkai [lt] located near Andrioniškis, Anykščiai District...
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  • likely impact site. The family are thought to be the source of the HED meteorites. The Vesta family also includes a few J-type asteroids (related to the...
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  • asteroids. Vestian asteroids have a composition akin to cumulate eucrites (HED meteorites) and are thought to have originated deep within 4 Vesta's crust, possibly...
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  • Parent body (category Meteorite mineralogy and petrology)
    bodies. These studies show that some meteorite classes are closely related to some asteroids. The HED meteorites for example are correlated with 4 Vesta...
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    telescopes and the Dawn mission suggest that Vesta is the source of the HED meteorites, which have basaltic characteristics. Vesta is the main contributor...
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