HED meteorite
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.
| HED meteorite | |
|---|---|
| — Clan — | |
| Type | Stony |
| Class | Achondrite |
| Subgroups | |
| Parent body | Vesta |
QUE 94200, howardite | |
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