The great planetary instability, which saw Jupiter and the other gas giants wander chaotically through the solar system, coincides with the collision that formed Earth s moon. Could the two events be linked?
EL chondrite meteorites come from the Athor family of asteroids, the progenitor of which was dumped in the asteroid belt by the migrating gas giants between 60 million and 100 million years after the birth of the solar system.
During the solar system's chaotic era, Jupiter may have helped form Earth's moon yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Asteroid Bennu's boulder mystery has now been solved, scientists say. Highly porous rocks explain the abundant large rocks but lack of fine sand-like regolith.