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DIOGENITE METEORITES - FROM 4 VESTA ASTEROID FOR SALE
Diogenits meteorites are a class of achondritic (stony) meteorites believed to originate from the inner crust of the asteroid or minor planet 4 Vesta. How many people know there is a minor planet called 4 Vesta in our solar system, let alone we have found meteorites on Earth which were once part of it? It is one of just seven bodies in the Solar System that humans have physical samples of.
Diogenites themselves are from a distinct part of Vesta: they come from the inner crust and are plutonic. They formed from intrusive igneous processes: in other words, diogenites were lava that cooled long enough to create crystals larger than what are found in howardites and eucrites, more commonly found on Vesta's surface. Thus, diogenites could indicate that Vesta was once part of a larger rocky planet with differentiated layers! They are named for the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who is one of the first individuals recorded to believe that meteorites came from space.
Diogenites themselves are from a distinct part of Vesta: they come from the inner crust and are plutonic. They formed from intrusive igneous processes: in other words, diogenites were lava that cooled long enough to create crystals larger than what are found in howardites and eucrites, more commonly found on Vesta's surface. Thus, diogenites could indicate that Vesta was once part of a larger rocky planet with differentiated layers! They are named for the Greek philosopher Diogenes, who is one of the first individuals recorded to believe that meteorites came from space.
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More About 4 Vesta
4 Vesta, or simply Vesta, is the second-largest object in the Asteroid Belt, with a mean diameter of about 525 kilometers (326 miles) and an elliptical shape. It is so large it is classified as a minor-planet, falling just short of the dwarf-planet designation. Vesta is likely the remnant of a destroyed planet, since it still retains a differentiated interior, just like the layers of Earth and other rocky planets. It is also the brightest asteroid visible from Earth, and can be seen with the naked eye.
A true-color image of 4 Vesta taken by NASA's Dawn probe in July of 2011.
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