Scientists have discovered definitive evidence that angrites, a rare class of meteorites, are remnants of a protoplanet that was destroyed early in the solar system's history. These meteorites, dating back 4.56 billion years, originated from a large, differentiated object with a magma ocean and metallic core. The new research suggests this parent body was significantly larger than previously thought, potentially reaching the size of the Moon, and shattered within the first few million years of the solar system's formation. AI
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RANK_REASON The item describes a scientific paper published in Earth and Planetary Science Letters detailing new findings about the origin of angrites.
