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Le Teilleul is a howardite meteorite that fell near Le Teilleul in Normandy, France, in 1845. Howardites are polymict breccias containing mixed fragments of eucrite-like and diogenite-like material, linking them to the howardite-eucrite-diogenite, or HED, meteorite clan. These meteorites are generally interpreted as samples of impact-mixed surface material from the differentiated asteroid 4 Vesta or a closely related body.
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What type of meteorite is Le Teilleul?
Le Teilleul is classified as a howardite, a type of achondritic meteorite. Howardites are polymict breccias, meaning they contain mixed fragments of eucrite-like and diogenite-like material, placing them in the HED (howardite–eucrite–diogenite) clan.
When and where did the Le Teilleul meteorite fall?
The Le Teilleul meteorite fell near the town of Le Teilleul in Normandy, France, in 1845. It is one of the relatively few documented meteorite falls from France in the 19th century.
Where are HED meteorites like Le Teilleul believed to come from?
HED meteorites are widely believed to originate from the asteroid Vesta, one of the largest bodies in the main asteroid belt. Spectral data from NASA's Dawn mission, which orbited Vesta from 2011 to 2012, strongly supported this connection.
Where can I see a specimen of the Le Teilleul meteorite?
Specimens of Le Teilleul are held in several European museum collections, including the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris. Because it was an observed fall in 1845, material was recovered and distributed to institutions at the time.
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