achondrite

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achondrite

noun achondrites

Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules. The study confirms a 20-year-old theory that balsaltic^([sic]) achondrite meteorites are projected off the surface of the asteroid 4 Vesta, the second largest asteroid in the solar system, which lies between Jupiter and Mars.

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noun stony meteorite that contains no chondrules

Español	acondrita
Português	acondrito
Français	achondrite
Русский	ахондри́т axondrít

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@misc{achondrite_2026,
  title = {achondrite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/achondrite},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}