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micrometeorite
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[ noun ] (astronomy) a meteorite so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
Synonyms Used in print (J. F. Vedder, "Micrometeorites", in Francis S. J...)This effect can give_rise to a blanket of micrometeorites around the Earth . Since there is a continual loss of micrometeoritic material in space because of the radiation effects , there must be a continual replenishment : otherwise , micrometeorites would have disappeared from interplanetary_space . One cannot make a very satisfactory guess about the micrometeorite flux in space . There are several sources of evidence on the micrometeorite environment . In_addition , the size distribution obtained from visual and radar observations of meteors may be extrapolated to the micrometeorite domain . Related terms |
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