METEORITES

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Метеориты

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XENON — (Xe), chemical element, heavy and extremely rare gas of Group 0 (noble gases) of the periodic table. It was the …
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URANIUM-THORIUM-LEAD DATING — also called Common-lead Dating, method of establishing the time of origin of a rock by means of the amount of …
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STONY IRON METEORITE — any meteorite containing substantial amounts of both stone (silicate) and metal (nickel and iron) intermixed. It is an intermediate type …
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SPECTROSCOPY — the investigation of spectra, the phenomena observed when electromagnetic radiations from a particular source are separated into their constituent colours …
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SOLAR SYSTEM — assemblage consisting of the Sunan average star in the Milky Way Galaxyand those bodies orbiting around it: 9 major planets, …
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OXYGEN GROUP ELEMENT — also called chalcogen any of the five chemical elements comprising Group VIa of the periodic classificationnamely, oxygen (O), sulfur (S), …
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ORTHOPYROXENE — any of a series of common silicate minerals in the pyroxene family. Orthopyroxenes typically occur as fibrous or lamellar (thin-plated) …
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NATIVE ELEMENT — any of a number of chemical elements that may occur in nature uncombined with other elements. The elements that occur …
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METEOROID — any interplanetary body of relatively small size that enters the Earth's atmosphere. In colliding with atmospheric atoms and molecules at …
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METEORITICS — scientific discipline concerned with meteors and meteorites. The awe-inspiring noise and lights accompanying some meteoric falls convinced early humans that …
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METEORITE CRATER — depression that results from the impact of a meteorite with any planetary body. Data collected by Ranger, Orbiter, Surveyor, and …
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METEORITE — any interplanetary particle or chunk of stony or metallic matter known as a meteoroid that survives its passage through the …
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METEOR — also called Shooting Star, or Falling Star, streak of light in the sky that results when a particle or small …
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IRON METEORITE — any meteorite consisting mainly of iron, usually combined with small amounts of nickel. When such meteorites, called irons, fall through …
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HYDROSPHERE — discontinuous layer of water at or near the Earth's surface. It includes all liquid and frozen surface waters, groundwater held …
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COHENITE — the mineral iron and nickel carbide [(Fe,Ni)3C] that occurs as an accessory constituent of several iron meteorites, of all coarse …
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CHEMICAL ELEMENT — also called element, any substance that cannot be decomposed into simpler substances by ordinary chemical processes. Elements are the fundamental …
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ASTROGEOLOGY — scientific discipline concerned with the geological aspects of all solid bodies in the solar system, including the major planets and …
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ASTEROID — also called Minor Planet, or Planetoid, any of a host of small rocky astronomical objects found primarily between the orbits …
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YEAR IN REVIEW 2000: EARTH-AND-SPACE-SCIENCES — Geology and Geochemistry The biosphere, an integral part of Earth's geologic and geochemical cycles, exists in a delicate balance with …
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VICTORIA LAND — physical region in eastern Antarctica, bounded by the Ross Sea (east) and Wilkes Land (west) and lying north of the …
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OPIK, ERNEST JULIUS — born Oct. 23, 1893, Port-Kunda, Estonia, Russian Empire died November 1985 Estonian astronomer best known for his studies of meteors …
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DAUBRE, GABRIEL-AUGUSTE — born June 25, 1814, Metz, France died May 29, 1896, Paris French geochemist and a pioneer in the application of …
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BROWN, HARRISON (SCOTT) — born Sept. 26, 1917, Sheridan, Wyo., U.S. died Dec. 8, 1986, Albuquerque, N.M. American geochemist known for his role in …
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ANTARCTICA — fifth in size among the world's continents, lying concentrically about the South Pole, with a landmass almost wholly covered by …
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STONY — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cold/stony stare (= unfriendly ) ▪ I smiled and said "hello" but only got …
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SPECTRUM — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a broad spectrum (= range ) ▪ Among the public there is a broad spectrum …
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SHOWER — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a rain shower ( also a shower of rain British English ) (= a …
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MOLECULE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a chain of atoms/molecules etc technical: ▪ Most fabrics are made of long chains of …
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METEORITE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE stony ▪ She had analysed four of the specimens and found that each belonged …
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EXTRATERRESTRIAL — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ extraterrestrial exploration EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And Morphix, the extraterrestrial game-show host, sometimes disappears, …
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