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Lodran
Lodran is a meteorite that fell near Lodhran in Punjab, present-day Pakistan, in 1868. It is the type specimen of the lodranites, a small group of primitive achondrites composed principally of olivine and pyroxene with metal and sulfide. Lodranites record extensive heating and partial melting on an asteroid while retaining chemical and mineralogical links to the related acapulcoite meteorites.
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Murchison
After falling near Murchison in Victoria, Australia, in 1969, the Murchison meteorite became an important source of evidence about organic chemistry beyond Earth. It is a CM2 carbonaceous chondrite, a classification that places it among chemically primitive meteorites whose minerals also record alteration by water. Its abundant organic compounds include numerous amino acids, making it a significan...
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