The iron meteorites
A) represent the largest number of falls.
B) are only found in the Antarctic.
C) are composed of carbonaceous chondrites.
D) are responsible for most of the meteor craters on the surface of the moon.
E) appear to have formed from the interiors of molten objects of planetesimal size.

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Iron meteorites are believed to have formed from the interiors of molten planetesimals, where differentiation occurred, separating metal from silicate.

The Iron Meteorites