Chondrites

/ˈkɑndraɪts/ noun

Definition

Plural of chondrite; multiple meteorites of the type containing visible rounded mineral grains.

Etymology

Pluralization of 'chondrite' using English '-s' ending, referring to the collection of grain-bearing meteorites.

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Scientists have collected thousands of chondrites from Antarctica's ice and deserts—they're the Rosetta stones of planetary formation because they're virtually unchanged since the solar system's birth!

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