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meteoriit

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Kosmoseteaduse ja -tehnoloogia terminibaas

ID 576111 Last modified 20.10.2025
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Domain astronomyEarth Sciences - Geography - Universe
  • planeetidevahelisest ruumist Maa pinnale langenud tahke keha, meteoorkeha jääk
  • solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and impact with the Earth's surface or that of another planet
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    • See also: George W. Wetherill, Conel M.O'D. Alexander, 'Meteorite', Encyclopaedia Britannica, 5-3-2017, https://www.britannica.com/topic/meteorite [12.6.2017]
meteoriit
Usage examples
  • Mõni meteoroid on piisavalt suur ja tugev, et atmosfääri sisenemine kas osaliselt või tervikuna üle elada ning kukkuda maapinnale, sageli tükkidena. Kõiki selliseid maapinnale jõudvaid tükke nimetatakse meteoriitideks.
meteorite
Usage examples
  • When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground, it’s called a meteorite.

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Inflection Type 22e

meteoriit meteoriidid
meteoriidi meteoriitide
meteoriiti meteoriite ~ meteoriitisid

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