Definitions for meteorites
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1. meteorites

   A meteorite is a 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 atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon. When the original object enters the atmosphere, various factors such as friction, pressure, and chemical interactions with the atmospheric gases cause it to heat up and radiate energy. It then becomes a meteor and forms a fireball, also known as a shooting star; astronomers call the brightest examples "bolides". Once it settles on the larger body's surface, the meteor becomes a meteorite. Meteorites vary greatly in size. For geologists, a bolide is a meteorite large enough to create an impact crater.Meteorites that are recovered after being observed as they transit the atmosphere and impact the Earth are called meteorite falls. All others are known as meteorite finds. Meteorites have traditionally been divided into three broad categories: stony meteorites that are rocks, mainly composed of silicate minerals; iron meteorites that are largely composed of ferronickel; and stony-iron meteorites that contain large amounts of both metallic and rocky material. Modern classification schemes divide meteorites into groups according to their structure, chemical and isotopic composition and mineralogy. "Meteorites" less than ~1 mm in diameter are classified as micrometeorites, however micrometeorites differ from meteorites in that they typically melt completely in the atmosphere and fall to Earth as quenched droplets. Extraterrestrial meteorites have been found on the Moon and on Mars.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. meteorites

   Meteoric stones which fall from the atmosphere, composed of earthy and metallic substances, in which iron, nickel, &c., enter largely.

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1. Alex

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   Karen

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of meteorites in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of meteorites in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of meteorites in a Sentence

1. Peter Jenniskens:

   Combining the observations of the small asteroid in space with information gleaned from the meteorites shows it likely came from Vesta, second largest asteroid in our Solar System and target of NASA's DAWN mission, billions of years ago, two giant impacts on Vesta created a family of larger, more dangerous asteroids. The newly recovered meteorites gave us a clue on when those impacts might have happened.

2. Maria Valdes:

   I’m eager to go back there, for sure, based on the satellite study, there are 300,000 meteorites, at least, waiting to still be collected in Antarctica. And the larger the (number of) samples that we have, the better we can understand our solar system.

3. James Hyslop:

   In the 1960s and 1970s the Apollo programme brought back about 400 kilograms of moon rock with them and scientists have been able to analyse the chemical and isotopic compositions of those rocks and they have determined that they match certain meteorites.

4. Nicholas Toth:

   We've had stone tools and meteorites on display at museums before, but The Rickenbacker Frying Pan is The Rickenbacker Frying Pan, so The Rickenbacker Frying Pan is totally exciting for us. We're thrilled.

5. Leif Ristroph:

   These experiments tell an origin story for oriented meteorites, the very aerodynamic forces that melt and reshape meteoroids in flight also stabilize [them] so that a cone shape can be carved and ultimately arrive on Earth.

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References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteorites
2. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
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