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Physical Phenomena > Astronomical Phenomena > Astronomical Objects > Meteoroids

Preferred term

Meteoroids  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Carbonaceous Chondrite
  • Carbonaceous Chondrites
  • Chondrite
  • Chondrite, Carbonaceous
  • Chondrites
  • Chondrites, Carbonaceous
  • Comet (Astronomy)
  • Comets (Astronomy)
  • Meteor
  • Meteorite
  • Meteorites
  • Meteors

Scope note

  • Any solid objects moving in interplanetary space that are smaller than a planet or asteroid but larger than a molecule. Meteorites are any meteoroid that has fallen to a planetary surface. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

History note

  • 96; was see SOLAR SYSTEM 1995

In other languages

  • meteoroidit

    Finnish

  • meteoridi
  • Meteoroider

    Swedish

  • Kolhaltiga kondriter
  • Kometer (Astrologi)
  • Kondriter
  • Meteorer
  • Meteoriter

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019110

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