Almahata Sitta meteorites could come from triple asteroid mash-up
Friday, October 7, 2011 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
(PhysOrg.com) -- Analysis of fragments of the Almahata Sitta meteorite, which landed in Sudan in 2008, has shown that the parent asteroid was probably formed through collisions of three different types of asteroids. The meteorites are of particular interest because they contain material both primitive and evolved types of asteroids. The results will be presented at the EPSC-DPS Joint Meeting 2011 in Nantes, France, by Dr. Julie Gayon-Markt on Friday 7th October.