Know the Types of Meteorites Based on Composition and Origin
Know the Types of Meteorites Based on Composition and Origin
When discussing celestial bodies, you won’t only know the planets, moon, stars, and the sun, you know.
This time, batu collection will invite you to discuss one of the components of celestial bodies, namely meteorites.
Meteorite is a term used to refer to the remnants of meteor objects originating from meteoroids, comets and asteroids in space that don’t burn up completely and manage to reach the Earth’s surface.
Objects left over from meteors that don’t burn up completely fall to the Earth’s surface and become meteorites.
Did you know that meteorites are the raw material for making kris left by ancestors in the past?
Keris made with a mixture of meteorites are usually light but very strong due to the presence of rare metals, such as titanium.
This meteorite is one of the celestial bodies that has many types and is divided based on certain categories. Come on, see together the full description below.
The following are several types of meteorites that you need to know, including:
1. Iron Meteorite
This type of meteorite whose constituent materials are mostly iron and the percentage of findings is as much as 4.8% of all meteorites found in the world.
2. Stony Meteorite
Stony meteorites are found as much as 94% of all meteorites that humans have found on Earth.
3. Meteorite Mixed Iron and Stony
This type of meteorite is a mixture of iron meteorite material and stony meteorite.
This meteorite is a rare type whose percentage is only 1.2% of all meteorite findings found in the world.
4. Asteroidal / Planetary Meteorites
This type of meteorite is a meteorite that comes from fragments of asteroids or planets that have exploded or been destroyed.
Asteroids or planets that are broken and destroyed are then divided into smaller parts, so they are referred to as meteorites.
5. Comedy Meteor
This meteorite comes from comet fragments whose contents contain comet constituents, such as gas or other solid components.
6. Parabolic Meteorite
This type of meteorite is a fragment of an object in space whose type of object is not yet clear.
Those are some types of meteorites based on the criteria that you need to know. Hopefully the brief description above can add to your insight, OK, Kids!