Olivine-rich achondrites from Vesta and the missing mantle problem

Ultramafic olivine-rich achondrites provide insight into the missing mantle problem in the asteroid belt. The petrology and geochemistry of these samples suggests they are related to Vesta or the Vestoids.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Zoltan Vaci, James M. D. Day, Marine Paquet, Karen Ziegler, Qing-Zhu Yin, Supratim Dey, Audrey Miller, Carl Agee, Rainer Bartoschewitz, Andreas Pack
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25808-9