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- noun An
achondritic stonymeteorite originating from deep within the crust of the asteroid 4 Vesta
Etymologies
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Diogenes + -ite
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The stone made its debut in the second issue of the 1985 Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter, classified as a diogenite, a subgroup of the achondrites, stony meteorites that are akin to terrestrial rocks formed from magma such as basalts.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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The stone made its debut in the second issue of the 1985 Antarctic Meteorite Newsletter, classified as a diogenite, a subgroup of the achondrites, stony meteorites that are akin to terrestrial rocks formed from magma such as basalts.
The Case for Mars Robert Zubrin 1996
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