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Definitions for micrometeorite
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Princeton's WordNet
micrometeorite, micrometeoroid, micrometeornoun
a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere
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micrometeoritenoun
an extraterrestrial particle, less than a millimeter in size, that has survived entry into the atmosphere without melting
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Micrometeorite
A micrometeorite is a micrometeoroid that has survived entry through the Earth's atmosphere. Usually found on Earth's surface, micrometeorites differ from meteorites in that they are smaller in size, more abundant, and different in composition. The IAU officially defines meteorites as 30 micrometers to 1 meter; micrometeorites are the small end of the range (~submillimeter). They are a subset of cosmic dust, which also includes the smaller interplanetary dust particles (IDPs).Micrometeorites enter Earth's atmosphere at high velocities (at least 11 km/s) and undergo heating through atmospheric friction and compression. Micrometeorites individually weigh between 10−9 and 10−4 g and collectively comprise most of the extraterrestrial material that has come to the present-day Earth.Fred Lawrence Whipple first coined the term "micro-meteorite" to describe dust-sized objects that fall to the Earth. Sometimes meteoroids and micrometeoroids entering the Earth's atmosphere are visible as meteors or "shooting stars", whether or not they reach the ground and survive as meteorites and micrometeorites.
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micrometeorite
A micrometeorite is a tiny meteoritic particle, usually less than 1mm in diameter, that has fallen to Earth from space. These small extraterrestrial particles can be made of various materials, such as metal or mineral, and are collected in different parts of the world for scientific study. They are constantly falling to Earth but are too small to create visible "shooting stars" or to cause impact craters.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of micrometeorite in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of micrometeorite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
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