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meteorites
meteorites Small, extraterrestrial bodies, most of which probably originate in the asteroid belt, that enter the
Earth's atmosphere and land on the surface. Most are only a few centimetres in size. Meteorites are classified into four main groups according to their composition and structure as:
chondrites;
achondrites;
stony-irons; and irons. See also
ANTARCTIC METEORITE;
AUBRITE;
BASALTIC METEORITES;
CARBONACEOUS CHONDRITE;
EUCRITE;
SHERGOTTYITE/NAKHLITE/CHASSIGNITE METEORITES;
STONY METEORITE; and
TEKTITE.
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Meteorites and possible meteorite impact features in Kansas.
Magazine article from: Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science; 3/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...anyone having seen a meteorite hit the ground, there...seeing and hearing meteorites as they fell. The fall of the Beardsley meteorite in Rawlins County in...discovery of the Covert meteorite 21 meteorites had been recorded in...
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Meteorite mommy: Scientist responsible for collection of rocks.(Originated from Newport News Daily Press)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 11/18/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...microscopic life in a Martian meteorite. Lindstrom is herself a scientist...protector and guardian of the meteorites. ``I'm its mommy...celebrity rock from Mars. The meteorite collection is kept at NASA...brought from the moon. The meteorites range in size from mere chips...
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Meteorites: to stream or not to stream? (pattern of falling meteorites)
Magazine article from: Science News; 8/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...have found compelling evidence that meteorites sometimes fall to Earth in streams...location and chemical analysis of a set of meteorites that struck Earth during the 19th century...Spurred by recent suggestions that some meteorites travel in groups, a team led by Michael...
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Meteorites Offer Glimpse of Early Earth, Say Purdue University Scientists.
News Wire article from: Ascribe Higher Education News Service; 9/28/2005; 700+ words
; ...our knowledge of EC meteorites, one of many different meteorite classes. Meteorites come from many different...isotopes of oxygen in a meteorite's minerals. Chunks...moon, the Earth and EC meteorites, for example, have...
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Meteorite Hunters Scour Southwest
News Wire article from: AP Online; 10/28/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...years of hunting meteorites, Haag has followed...multiple meteorite drops that happen...in Tucson. ``Meteorites are a piece of...by studying the meteorite you hold in your...make for ideal meteorite hunting terrain...sized or larger meteorites have fallen in...
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Meteorites expert answers the call
Newspaper article from: The Pantagraph Bloomington, IL; 3/28/2007; ; 616 words
; ...personal collection lunar meteorites don't come cheap...There are some serious meteorite collectors and dealers...like to discover a meteorite, the options are limited...Occasionally, watchers see meteorites fall from the sky...Originally identified as a meteorite, it has since been...
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METEORITES ARE THE STARS OF THIS SHOW
News Wire article from: United Press International; 10/3/2003; 700+ words
; ...easier to chip away at meteorites than to dig for the...with two pieces of the meteorite. Researched by mining...year-old Allende meteorite that exploded over...being absorbed into the meteorite. Although many of...Sally Ride explains meteorites and their relation...
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Meteorite from Sept. 25 fireball event recovered and presented.
Newspaper article from: NewsRx Science; 11/22/2009; 700+ words
; ...most important type of meteorite because they are the least processed of meteorites and provide a window...solar system. The meteorite is estimated to be...loaned the 'pristine' meteorite sample to Western but...remains her property as meteorites found in Canada belong...
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Meteorite Falls, and Peace Goes Through the Roof
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/12/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...billion years, the meteorite had a terminal...had lectured on meteorites for 20 years...the New Orleans Meteorite by the Meteoritical...Jones, curator of meteorites at the Institute...runs the Mile High Meteorites Web site (www...Faussets and their meteorite were written up...
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Searching for meteorite in Wooster area Rittman man says space rocks increasing in value because they are so hard to find
Newspaper article from: Daily Record, The Wooster, OH; 5/12/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...though I love the meteorites, I'm really...a professional meteorite hunter, to use...think they're meteorites and bring them...bring in a genuine meteorite. He said he gets...From dealing in meteorites," Nowak said...sell it." If a meteorite is found, Nowak...
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Meteorites
Book article from: Space Sciences
...are various other meteorite giants, including...five recovered meteorites are shown in the...to form. Thus, meteorites represent a fossil...solar nebula. Meteorite Craters A consequence of large meteorites striking Earth...
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meteorite
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
...like thunder. As the meteorite is slowed down it may...a scatter ellipse . Meteorites range in mass from...tonnes or more. A meteorite seen to hit the ground...three main classes of meteorite, divided according...composition: iron meteorites , stony meteorites...
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Murchison Meteorite
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science
...exemplified by the Murchison meteorite (meteorites rich in complex carbon...Murchison and Murray meteorites (a carbonaceous chondrite meteorite found in Kentucky...observed in the Murchison meteorite with other meteorites. See also...
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Meteorite Crater
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of Landforms and Other Geologic Features
Meteorite crater In July 1994, pieces of the comet...and Neptune. The shape of the land A meteorite is a fragment of extraterrestrial material...called meteor showers. On Earth, a meteorite crater, also known as an impact crater...
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iron meteorite
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
iron meteorite A meteorite composed primarily of...a siderite . Some iron meteorites are probably material...Cape York and Hoba West meteorites . Meteor Crater in Arizona...the impact of an iron meteorite.
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