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) pieces of comets rather than of asteroids.
C) chunks of the core of a larger asteroid that was shattered by a collision.
D) chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mercury.
E) chunks of rock chipped off the planet Mars.

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Processed meteorites with high metal content are believed to be chunks of the core of a larger asteroid that was shattered by a collision. This is supported by the high density and metallic composition of these meteorites, which suggest that they originated from the core of a differentiated asteroid.

Processed Meteorites with High Metal Content Probably Are