Chondrites

Round chondrules seen in a thin section of the Allende meteorite under microscopic observation. Credit: Akira Miyake, Kyoto University.

Scientists date Jupiter's origin using ancient 'raindrops' of molten rock

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Researchers have developed computer simulations of Jupiter's growth and tracked how its gravity caused rapid collisions between rocky and water-rich planetesimals in the early solar system.
The preplanetary disk around the young star HL Tauri. Credit: ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), NSF

Target board or donut? Iron meteorites reveal the early form of our solar system

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The formation of our solar system involved the accretion of gas and dust into a preplanetary disk, with meteorites providing important insights into its early composition.
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