They have mineral compositions and oxygenisotope ratios very similar to the H chondrites, which makes it probable that they originate from the same parent body. The best candidate for this parent body is the S-type asteroid6 Hebe.[1] Unlike most iron meteorites, the type IIE are thought to have been melted out of the chondritic surface of the parent asteroid by impacts during its early history.
Rarityedit
It is a rare type with 24 known members as of 2020.[2]
^M. J. Gaffey & S. L. Gilbert, "Asteroid 6 Hebe: The probable parent body of the H-Type ordinary chondrites and the IIE iron meteorites", Meteoritics & Planetary Science, Vol. 33, p. 1281 (1998).
iron, meteorite, iron, meteorites, chemical, type, octahedrites, various, coarseness, most, which, contain, numerous, inclusions, recrystallized, stony, silicates, group, weekeroo, station, meteorite, typeironstructural, classificationoctahedriteclassnonmagmat. The iron meteorites of the IIE chemical type are octahedrites of various coarseness most of which contain numerous inclusions of recrystallized stony silicates IIE Group The Weekeroo Station meteorite an IIE iron meteoriteTypeIronStructural classificationOctahedriteClassNonmagmaticParent bodyProbably 6 HebeTotal known specimens21 as of 2009 update Contents 1 Composition and origin 2 Rarity 3 See also 4 ReferencesComposition and origin editThey have mineral compositions and oxygen isotope ratios very similar to the H chondrites which makes it probable that they originate from the same parent body The best candidate for this parent body is the S type asteroid 6 Hebe 1 Unlike most iron meteorites the type IIE are thought to have been melted out of the chondritic surface of the parent asteroid by impacts during its early history Rarity editIt is a rare type with 24 known members as of 2020 2 See also editGlossary of meteoriticsReferences edit M J Gaffey amp S L Gilbert Asteroid 6 Hebe The probable parent body of the H Type ordinary chondrites and the IIE iron meteorites Meteoritics amp Planetary Science Vol 33 p 1281 1998 Meteoritical Bulletin Database nbsp This meteorite related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title IIE iron meteorite amp oldid 972301361, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
