A twist on planetary origins: Meteorites were byproducts of planetary formation, not building blocks. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, January 14, 2015 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150114140527.htm
New Study Suggests That Meteorites Were Not Building Blocks Of Planets by Robin Burks, January 14, 2014 http://www.techtimes.com/articles/26573/20150114/new-study-suggests-that-meteorites-were-not-building-blocks-of-planets.htm Meteorite material born in molten spray as embryo planets collided, Purdue University, January 14, 2015 http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2015/Q1/meteorite-material-born-in-molten-spray-as-embryo-planets-collided.html The paper is: Johnson, B. C., D. A. Minton, H. J. Melosh, and M. T. Zuber. Impact jetting as the origin of chondrules. Nature, 2014 DOI: 10.1038/nature14105 http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v517/n7534/full/nature14105.html yours, Paul H. ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list