Processed meteorites with high metal content probably are
A)leftover chunks of rock from the earliest period in the formation of the solar system.
B)chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mars.
C)pieces of comets rather than of asteroids.
D)chunks of the core of a larger asteroid that was shattered by a collision.
E)chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mercury.

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Processed meteorites with high metal content are known as iron meteorites and are believed to be chunks of the core of a larger asteroid that was shattered by a collision.

Processed Meteorites with High Metal Content Probably Are