A meteorite family tree

Part of Hall of Meteorites.

B.5.2. a meteorite family tree hero

Some seemingly unrelated meteorites came from the same source, or "parent body."

B.5.2.1. Illustration Identifying Parent Bodies

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Ornans This meteorite is carbon-rich, or carbonaceous. Vigarano This meteorite is carbon-rich, or carbonaceous. Kunashak The meteorites Kunashak, Kyushu and Suizhou fell in three different countries—Russia, Japan and China—over a span of... Suizhou The meteorites Kunashak, Kyushu and Suizhou fell in three different countries—Russia, Japan and China—over a span of... Kyushu The meteorites Kunashak, Kyushu and Suizhou fell in three different countries—Russia, Japan and China—over a span of... Bath At first glance, meteorites don't look too much alike. Hammond Downs At first glance, meteorites don't look too much alike. Richardton At first glance, meteorites don't look too much alike.