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Diogenite
— Group —
The Johnstown Diogenite.
TypeAchondrite
Structural classificationIgneous rocks of plutonic origin
ClassAsteroidal achondrite
ClanHED
Parent body4 Vesta
CompositionPrimarily magnesium-rich orthopyroxene, a little plagioclase & olivine
Total known specimens~40
Tatahouine, diogenite

Diogenites are a group of the HED meteorite clan, a type of achondritic stony meteorites.

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Diogenite

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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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HED meteorite

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(subgroup) of achondrite meteorites. HED stands for "howardite–eucrite–diogenite". These achondrites came from a differentiated parent body and experienced...

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4 Vesta

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hemisphere. Debris from these events has fallen to Earth as howardite–eucrite–diogenite (HED) meteorites, which have been a rich source of information about Vesta...

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Howardite

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members known. They are a regolith breccia consisting mostly of eucrite and diogenite fragments, although carbonaceous chondrules and impact melt can also occur...

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Basalt

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David W. (June 2015). "Asteroid (4) Vesta: I. The howardite-eucrite-diogenite (HED) clan of meteorites". Geochemistry. 75 (2): 155–183. Bibcode:2015ChEG...

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Tataouine

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meteorite consists largely of the mineral enstatite, and is of the rare Diogenite type. Tataouine became the inspiration of Tatooine when the town was chosen...

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Vestalia Terra

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have blasted out diogenite from their respective impact sites indicates that the interior of Vestalia Terra is composed of denser diogenite-rich material...

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Meteorite classification

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Vesta, also called basaltic achondrites) Howardite group Eucrite group Diogenite group Angrite group Aubrite group (enstatite achondrites) Ureilite group...

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Vesta family

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come from the deeper layers of Vesta's crust, and are similar to the diogenite meteorites. A HCM numerical analysis (by Zappala 1995) determined a large...

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Eucrite

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consisting of mostly eucrite fragments and less than one part in ten of diogenite. They are less common. Eucrites get their name from the Greek word eukritos...

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Late Heavy Bombardment

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date, but span between 2.5 and 3.9 Ga. Dating of howardite, eucrite and diogenite (HED) meteorites and H chondrite meteorites originating from the asteroid...

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Achondrite

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after the initial letters of the three subgroups: Howardites Eucrites Diogenites Angrites Aubrites Lunar meteorites are meteorites that originated from...

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Meteorite fall

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Republic Hradec Králové Region LL5 106  Mazichuan 2016 China Shaanxi Diogenite 107  Mount Blanco 2016 United States Texas L5 105  Osceola 2016 United...

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Glossary of meteoritics

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abbreviation for three basaltic achondrite groups howardite, eucrite and diogenite. HED meteorite – a clan of basaltic achondrites. Hexahedrite – a structural...

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Diogenes of Apollonia

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depiction of Socrates in The Clouds. as well as in a fragment of Philemon. Diogenite meteorites are named for Diogenes of Apollonia, who was the first to suggest...

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

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IAB IIICD Lodranite Ureilite Winonaite Asteroidal Angrite Aubrite HED Diogenite Eucrite Howardite Lunar Impact breccia Mare basalts List Martian Basaltic...

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Definition of planet

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magma ocean on Vesta: Core formation and petrogenesis of eucrites and diogenites". Meteoritics & Planetary Science. 32 (6): 929–944. Bibcode:1997M&PS....

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Feralia Planitia

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whose mineralogy is dominated by howardite, a mixture of eucrite and diogenite.: 131–134  Feralia Planitia is the site of a negative gravity anomaly...

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3103 Eger

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specific meteorites. 4 Vesta is the parent body for Howardite, Eucrite, and Diogenite meteorites, while 3103 Eger is the parent body for Aubrite meteorites...

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Allabogdanite

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IAB IIICD Lodranite Ureilite Winonaite Asteroidal Angrite Aubrite HED Diogenite Eucrite Howardite Lunar Impact breccia Mare basalts List Martian Basaltic...

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2018 LA

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LA was a Howardite-Eucrite-Diogenite (HED) type material, specifically a howardite with individual samples of diogenites, cumulate and basaltic eucrites...

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Meteorite fall statistics

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Achondrites Acapulcoite 1 0.1% Lodranite 1 0.1% Angrite 1 0.1% Aubrite 9 0.9% Diogenite 11 1.2% Eucrite 34 3.4% Howardite 16 1.6% Brachinite 0 0.0% Ureilite 6...

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Asteroidal water

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chondrites. Like ordinary chondrites, the HEDs (howardites, eucrites, and diogenites) were assumed to have formations and histories that would prevent water...

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