Aerolite
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(âr´lt´´): see meteorite.
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Meteorite - meteor that survives the intense heat of atmospheric friction and reaches the earth's surface.
aerolite
Another name for a stony meteorite.
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Aerolite. A meteorite whose main composition is stoney.
Airglow. The faint background glow in the night sky caused by gas in the ionosphere. Because of airglow the night sky is never completely dark as seen from Earth's surface.
AEROLITE - Obsolete term for a stony meteorite.
AEROSOL PARTICLES - A component of atmospheric air, comprised of minute solids particles part of which is almost certainly water.
AFFINITY - Tendency of a molecule to associate with another.
Aerolite
A stony meteorite, composed primarily of silicates. About 93 percent of all known falls are aerolites. They include the carbonaceous chondrites, other chondrites, and achondrites. (lit. "air stone.")
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AEROLITE
An aerolite is a meteorite that is consists mostly of stony matter.
AEROLITE
An aerolite is a that is consists mostly of stony matter.
AFTERGLOW
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aerolite (NASA SP-7, 1965) A meteorite composed principally of stony material. aerology (NASA Thesaurus / NASA SP-7, 1965) 1. As officially used in the U.S.
Meteorites are divided into three main classes: aerolites (stony meteorites), siderites (iron meteorites), and siderolites (stony iron meteorites). Most meteorites are high-density objects related to asteroids.
A meteoroid that reaches Earth before burning up. Meteorites are typically lumps of stone (aerolites) or iron (siderites). One found near Grootfontein in Namibia weighed some 50 tonnes.
meteoroid
A small solid object moving through space ...
Langheinrich Meteorites, includes a nice image gallery
Meteorites.com, also includes some classification info
Meteorite Express
Michael Blood Meteorites
meteorites.tv
Aerolite.org
Arizona Skies Meteorites
Impacts ...
 See also: Meteor, Meteorite, Earth, Planet, Atmosphere
  
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