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meteorite::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | meteoroid, meteor |
| Has types | micrometeorite, micrometeoroid, pallasite, aerolite, siderite, micrometeor |
| Derivation | meteoritic, meteoritical |
Examples of meteorite
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Sorry Jeremy but Arizona's Meteor Crater was created by a nickel-iron meteorite.
From the newscientist.com
See the Hodges meteorite, the only meteorite known to have struck a human being.
From the al.com
The meteorite is about half the size of a basketball and weighs about 21 pounds.
From the stltoday.com
Some questioned whether the noise and hole were actually caused by a meteorite.
From the signonsandiego.com
The holy Black Stone in the Kaaba in Mecca is believed to be a stony meteorite.
From the nzherald.co.nz
One of the most popular jokes was that the meteorite was supposed to fall on Dec.
From the nzherald.co.nz
The new data prove that the meteorite is not in isotopic or chemical equilibrium.
From the sciencedaily.com
At the time, we didn't realize that some of the meteorite basalts came from Mars.
From the sciencedaily.com
This led researchers to conclude that the meteorite came from the planet's crust.
From the nytimes.com
- Stony or metallic object that is the remains of a meteoroid that has reached the earth's surface
- (meteoritic) of or relating to or caused by meteorites
- A meteorite is a natural object originating in outer space that survives impact with the Earth's surface. Meteorites can be big or small. Most meteorites derive from small astronomical objects called meteoroids, but they are also sometimes produced by impacts of asteroids. ...
- Meteorite is a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe who first appeared in the comic series, the Thunderbolts.
- (Meteorites) Several thousand different meteorites are known, of which nearly 50 have been found in Canada. Many meteorites have been found in glacial ice in Antarctica where they have been concentrated by ice movements and wind ablation, and similar deposits are being sought in the Arctic. ...
- (Meteorites) [from Greek meteoros above the earth, applied to celestial bodies, meteorological phenomena, and shooting stars] Masses of stone or various minerals that have fallen on earth from interplanetary space. ...
- A chunk of rock and/or metal that has broken off a larger space object, such as an asteroid or a comet, and falls to Earth's surface.
- A space-born natural rock that survives impact with the earths surface after entering earths atmosphere. The majority of meteorites are ordinary stone (chondrite) type rocks with some consisting of large amounts of nickel iron. A few (about 5%) are solid iron.
- Any solid object from interplanetary space that has fallen to the earth's surface without being vaporized during its passage through the atmosphere.
