The Widmanstätten Pattern Found in Many Iron Meteorites Consists Of

question 173

Multiple Choice

The Widmanstätten pattern found in many iron meteorites consists of:

• A) a myriad of small iron crystals formed when the rock cooled quickly in the vacuum of space.
• B) small holes created by the heating and partial melting of the meteorite as it entered the EarthEarth''s atmosphere.
• C) fracture lines created by the original impact that knocked the meteoroid off the parent asteroid.
• D) large crystals formed as the iron cooled slowly over many millions of years.