In this review, we summarize the data published up to December 2001 on the porosity and
density of stony meteorites. These data were taken from 925 samples of 454 different …

Meteorites are a remarkable resource. They capture the imagination of people worldwide
with their spectacular entry through Earth's atmosphere as fireballs, and their exotic …

Compositional models of the Earth are critically dependent on three main sources of
information: the seismic profile of the Earth and its interpretation, comparisons between …

Classification of meteorites is largely based on their mineralogical and petrographic
characteristics and their whole-rock chemical and O-isotopic compositions. According to the …

Context. A first characterization of extrasolar planets by the observational determination of
the radius has recently been achieved for a large number of planets. For some planets, a …

CM chondrites are aqueously altered rocks that contain∼ 9wt% H2O+ (ie, indigenous water)
bound in phyllosilicates; also present are clumps of serpentine-tochilinite intergrowths …

Thermal metamorphism has affected most chondritic meteorites to some extent, and in most
ordinary chondrites, some carbonaceous chondrites, and many enstatite chondrites it has …

Context. The research of extrasolar planets has entered an era in which we characterize
extrasolar planets. This has become possible with measurements of the radii of transiting …

Meteorite research is fundamental to our understanding of the origin and early history of the
Solar System. This book considers the mechanism and timing of core formation and basaltic …

We report high precision (±0.5% o) potassium isotopic determinations on bulk chondrites,
achondrites, and lunar samples, on a separated chondrule, and two CAls. We find that …