HED meteorite | |
---|---|
— Clan — | |
Type | Stony |
Class | Achondrite |
Subgroups | |
Parent body | Vesta |
QUE 94200, howardite |
HED meteorites are a clan (subgroup) of achondrite meteorites. HED stands for "howardite–eucrite–diogenite". These achondrites came from a differentiated parent body and experienced extensive igneous processing not much different from the magmatic rocks found on Earth and for this reason they closely resemble terrestrial igneous rocks.[1]