Response to comment on "Ancient asteroids enriched in refractory inclusions"

J. M. Sunshine; H. C. Connolly; T. J. McCoy; S. J. Bus; L. M. La Croix

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Response to comment on "Ancient asteroids enriched in refractory inclusions"

J. M. Sunshine, H. C. Connolly, T. J. McCoy, S. J. Bus, L. M. La Croix

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Although the exact abundance of phases in carbonaceous chondrites remains debatable, a potentially lower absolute abundance of calcium- and aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) in the Allende meteorite does not change our fundamental conclusion. In a relative comparison, CAI-rich asteroids contain two to three times as many CAIs as the most CAI-rich meteorites. These asteroids are therefore greatly enriched in the earliest solar system materials and remain enticing targets for future exploration.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1050b
Journal	Science
Volume	322
Issue number	5904
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1161585
State	Published - Nov 14 2008
Externally published	Yes

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