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1379: 1592:– is a bolide that reaches an apparent magnitude of −17 or brighter, which is roughly 100 times brighter than the full moon. Recent examples of superbolides include the Sutter's Mill meteorite and the Chelyabinsk meteor. 1151: 1146: 1122: 1409: 1285:– a classification scheme that expresses the degree to which a meteorite has been affected by the secondary processes of thermal metamorphism and aqueous alteration on the parent asteroid. 613:– a classification based on overall composition, for example stony, iron, stony-iron (as introduced by Maskelyne). Can also refer to the composition deduced from spectroscopy of asteroids. 2767: 1619:– a meteorite that fell near Ouarzazate, Morocco on 2008-12-20 producing a strewn field of approximately 25 km (16 mi) by 2 km (1.2 mi) and two small impact craters. 629: 1301: 753: 445: 490: 1072: 1059: 1022: 1004: 1815: 1888: 857: 285: 190: 158: 1192:(or Neumann bands) – a pattern of fine parallel lines seen in some iron meteorites, thought to be due to impact events on the parent body 599:– meteorites that are not similar enough to form a group, but are also not too different from each other to be put in separate classes. 31: 657:– the study of the chemical composition of the universe and its constituents, and the processes that produced those compositions. 1919: 1864: 2012: 990:– member of a small group of primitive achondrites thought to derive from deeper within the same parent body as acapulcoites 2762: 2711: 2078: 565: 559: 554: 2152: 2020: 1830: 27: 2784: 2789: 680:– natural glass found in deserts formed from the silica in sand as a result of lightning strikes or meteor impacts. 1448:– igneous rocks of mafic to ultramafic lithology, named after a meteorite that fell at Sherghati, India in 1865. 2873: 1418: 676: 2868: 2205: 1755:– a fine interleaving of kamacite and taenite bands/ribbons found in octahedrite irons and some pallasites. 920:– rock composed of fragments of terrestrial, extraterrestrial or mixed origin fused by the energy of impact 2772: 2591: 1366: 2716: 2706: 2495: 2490: 2191: 1902:
Schmitz, B.; Tassinari, M. (2001), "Fossil Meteorites", in Peucker-Ehrenbrink, B.; Schmitz, B. (eds.),
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that does not fit into any of the SNC groups and was thought to contain evidence for life on Mars.
1736: 861:– a specific individual meteorite that has hit either a human, man-made object, and/or an animal. 739:– a set of pallasite meteorite specimen that do not fit into any of the defined pallasite groups. 687: 452: 2222: 1383: 735: 547: 536: 2046: 1269:– the hypothesis that life could reach other planets by the means of meteorites and/or comets. 2674: 2644: 2451: 2446: 2365: 1683: 1452: 1306: 1196: 746: 440: 1988: 1305:– an achondrite that was differentiated on a planet and not a planetesimal or asteroid (See 2684: 2581: 2563: 2317: 1984: 1946: 1759: 1669: 1542: 1485: 1480: 1350: 1249: 1099: 1037: 317: 266: 2271: 8: 2863: 2586: 2298: 2258: 2064: 1935: 1784: 1517: 1429: 1358: 1200:– (deprecated) iron meteorites that were thought to have not formed by igneous processes. 959: 769: 724: 634: 622: 329: 2162: 1950: 30:
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2679: 2531: 2276: 1997: 1972: 1882: 1640: 1615: 1460: 1234: 1214: 1182: 1456:– a measure of the degree of fracturing of the matrix of a common chondrite meteorite. 928:– informal term for a terrestrial rock resulting from the shocking impact of a meteor. 645:– small interplanetary and interstellar particles that are similar to meteorites (See 633:– the sequence of minerals that changes from the gaseous to the solid state while the 2842: 2810: 2478: 2438: 2145: 1915: 1870: 1860: 1826: 1764: 1492: 1422: 1066: 388: 376: 400:– an obsolete classification of chondritic meteorites that are now classified as LL. 2463: 1992: 1907: 1779: 1652:– a grouping of three meteorites that share similar characteristics (see Grouplet). 901: 806: 308:– the process of a meteorite losing mass during the passage through the atmosphere. 40: 2699: 2520: 2473: 2410: 2340: 2024: 1911: 1530: 1464:– the effects of shock-wave related deformation and heating during impact events. 1337: 1281: 1012: 999: 823:– a coating on meteorites that forms during their passage through the atmosphere. 710:– a grouping of two meteorites that share similar characteristics (see Grouplet). 702:– usually the process of a planetesimal forming an iron core and silicate mantle. 357: 352: 1277:– the celestial body from which originates a meteorite or a class of meteorites. 1238:– a chondrite meteorite, where 'ordinary' means that it is the most common found 2509: 2418: 2335: 2157: 2140: 2113: 1688: 1569: 1473: 1468: 1294: 1289: 1158: 940: 916: 802:– a meteorite that was buried under layers of sediment before the start of the 792: 784: 745:– a meteoroid which produces a measurable discharge of electromagnetic energy ( 728: 653: 646: 540: 522:– is an extremely bright meteor, especially one that explodes in the atmosphere 465: 290: 278: 262: 250: 1874: 897:– a structural class of iron meteorites having a relatively low nickel content 583:– stony meteorites unmodified by melting or differentiation of the parent body 2857: 2830: 2731: 2721: 2553: 2536: 2383: 2056: 1729: 1725: 1547: 1318: 1188: 1130: 1115: 1106: 1051:– the largest/heaviest piece of a fragmented meteorite, typically found in a 945: 932: 885: 865: 846:– a collection of fewer than five meteorites sharing similar characteristics. 607:– two or more groups that have a similar chemistry and oxygen isotope ratios. 499: 273: 257: 245: 234: 229: 218: 202: 186: 174: 170: 154: 1740:– are chemical elements that have low boiling and condensation temperatures. 1378: 2820: 2571: 2458: 2423: 2291: 2233: 2133: 1854: 1608: 1558: 1512: 1330: 1111: 1094: 1052: 972: 617: 476:– a class of achondrite meteorites composed primarily of the orthopyroxene 838:– a collection of five or more meteorites sharing similar characteristics. 2743: 2639: 2623: 2618: 2325: 2286: 2281: 2167: 2091: 1588: 1581: 1577: 1505: 1497: 1444: 1414: 1273: 1226: 1163: 1138: 1080: 893: 668: 641: 572: 396: 369: 364: 312: 197: 1934:
Agee, C. B.; N.V. Wilson; F.M. McCubbin; Z.D. Sharp; K. Ziegler (2012).
1362:– a circumstellar disk from which all solids in the Solar System formed. 444:– an achondrite that differentiated on an asteroid or planetesimal (see 2658: 2330: 2308: 1665: 1402: 1265: 1114:
found in meteorites and a mixture of different mineral phases. Compare
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eorites is a scientific program that looks for meteorites in the
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This is a glossary of terms used in meteoritics, the science of
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Accretion of Extraterrestrial Matter Throughout Earth's History
814: 518: 495: 416: 409: 2815: 1134:– a scientist working on meteorites, meteors, and meteoroids. 788:– a meteorite that was seen while it fell to Earth and found. 1825:. Tucson: University of Arizona Press. pp. 19–52, 942. 392:– is the largest carbonaceous chondrite ever found on Earth. 595: 514:– either a primitive achondrite or an asteroidal achondrite 381: 1627:– glassy terrestrial debris created by meteorite impacts. 1393:– thumbprint-sized indentations in the surface of larger 456:– classification of asteroids according to their spectra. 1816:"Systematics and Evaluation of Meteorite Classification" 1016:– a meteorite that originated from the Moon (synonym of 998:– a meteorite that originated from the Moon (synonym of 1970: 1230:– the most common structural class of iron meteorites. 1142:– the science of meteorites, meteors, and meteoroids. 1783:– a meteorite which fell to earth above the town of 1073:
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869:– abbreviation for three basaltic achondrite groups 796:– a meteorite that was found without seeing it fall. 1927: 1126:– a scientific program that was centered in Canada. 591:– millimetre-scale round grains found in chondrites 1222:– a meteorite that was seen when it fell to Earth. 1971:Goldstein, J. I.; Michael, J. R. (1 April 2006). 1070:– a meteorite that originated from Mars. Compare 2855: 1901: 1821:. In D. S. Lauretta; H. Y. McSween, Jr. (eds.). 1814:M. K. Weisberg; T. J. McCoy, A. N. Krot (2006). 1090:– the mineral assemblage surrounding chondrules. 1973:"The formation of plessite in meteoritic metal" 1809: 1807: 1805: 1803: 1801: 1687:– a grouplet of meteorites that is part of the 1562:– a field of fragments from one meteorite fall. 1293:– a grouplet of meteorites that is part of the 42: 2086: 2019:. Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, 936:– an alternative expression for meteoric iron. 2072: 1964: 2047:"The Weston Meteorite (Yale Peabody Museum)" 1798: 1508:, the three main types of Martian meteorite. 749:) during its passage through the atmosphere. 1943:43rd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference 1859:. Gary R. Huss. Cambridge, United Kingdom. 1775:– a type of primitive achondrite meteorite. 1401:as the meteorite passes through a planet's 468:that has no visible structures when etched. 368:– an abbreviation used for meteorites from 237:and one of the likely parent bodies of the 221:and one of the likely parent bodies of the 205:and one of the likely parent bodies of the 189:and one of the likely parent bodies of the 157:and one of the likely parent bodies of the 2079: 2065: 1887:: CS1 maint: location missing publisher ( 1152:Meteorite Observation and Recovery Program 1123:Meteorite Observation and Recovery Program 1996: 1405:, probably caused by vortices of hot gas. 944:– a meteorite that is mainly composed of 757:– a meteorite that is mostly composed of 672:– a meteorite field in the Libyan Sahara. 1895: 1823:Meteorites and the early solar system II 1644:(TKW) – total known mass of a meteorite. 1377: 1253:– abbreviation for primitive achondrite. 281:group now part of the IAB group/complex. 253:group now part of the IAB group/complex. 1906:, New York: Springer, pp. 319–31, 1852: 905:– a person who searches for meteorites. 731:designation (Roman numeral and letter). 543:designation (Roman numeral and letter). 2856: 1317:– a fine grained intergrowth found in 1162:– microscopic meteorites derived from 1084:– a natural glass found in meteorites. 2060: 1410:Rose-Tschermak-Brezina classification 328:– the process in which matter of the 16:Glossary of terms used in meteoritics 1977:Meteoritics & Planetary Science 1546:– a meteorite that is a mixture of 13: 2021:Washington University in St. Louis 2005: 1998:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2006.tb00482.x 1261:– a class of stony–iron meteorite. 963:– a group of chondrite meteorites. 14: 2885: 1724:– second largest asteroid in the 1534:– a meteorite composed mostly of 889:– a clan of basaltic achondrites. 813:minerals. (It is, however, not a 686:– a meteorite that has undergone 169:– second-largest asteroid in the 1413:– a classification developed by 566:Calcium–aluminium-rich inclusion 560:calcium–aluminium-rich inclusion 332:coalesces to form planetesimals. 134: 2039: 1846: 1611:(mineral) found in meteorites. 975:(mineral) found in meteorites. 380:– is an exotic meteorite from 1: 1791: 293:that is part of the IC group. 1912:10.1007/978-1-4419-8694-8_17 1045:belonging to the main group. 7: 1367:Pyroxene pallasite grouplet 10: 2890: 2717:extraterrestrial materials 1853:McSween, Harry Y. 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