Irons
Part of Hall of Meteorites.
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Part of Hall of Meteorites.
The core of the matter
Almost every iron meteorite comes from the iron center, or core, of an asteroid. The iron core formed when the asteroid melted. During melting, the liquid iron separated, sank to the asteroid's center and hardened.