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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 576089 Last modified 03.12.2024
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Domain astronomy
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  • optiliste, akustiliste, elektriliste jm nähtuste kogum, mille põhjustab planeetidevahelisest ruumist Maa atmosfääri tungiv, suure kiiruse tõttu kiirgav ja kiiresti häviv aineosa (meteoorkeha)
  • visible passage of a glowing meteoroid, micrometeoroid, comet or asteroid through Earth's atmosphere, after being heated to incandescence by collisions with air molecules in the upper atmosphere, creating a streak of light via its rapid motion
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    • See also: Sun.org > Encyclopedia > Asteroids, meteoroids, meteors, meteorites, comets, http://www.sun.org/encyclopedia/asteroids-meteoroids-meteors-meteorites-comets [15.6.2017]
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meteoor
Usage examples
  • Väga heledaid meteoore nimetatakse tulekeradeks.
meteor preferred
Usage examples
  • When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.
shooting star
Usage examples
  • When meteoroids enter Earth’s atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called meteors.

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