HED meteorite

group of achondrites

The HED meteorites are a group of achondrite meteorite types:[1]

  • Howardites
  • Eucrites
  • Diogenites
Diogenite

These are all thought to have come from the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta. Their differences are due to different geologic histories of the parent rock. Their crystallization ages are between 4.43 and 4.55 billion years ago, by their radioisotope ratios.

References

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  1. http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2003/pdf/1502.pdf OLIVINE DIOGENITE NWA 1459: PLUMBING THE DEPTHS OF 4 VESTA, A.J. Irving et al. 2003. Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV