meteoritic
Of fallen rocks
Meteoritic means relating to or derived from meteors or meteorites—the rocky or metallic objects that survive passage through Earth's atmosphere.
The term appears in scientific contexts: meteoritic iron, meteoritic material, meteoritic impact.
Meteoritic evidence helps scientists understand the early solar system.
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- cometIcy orbiting body
- nebularOf celestial gas clouds
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
- cosmicPertaining to the universe
Mars · Vesta · differentiation · accretion · primordial · extraterrestrial · interplanetary
Impact or volcanic basin
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- shockwavePropagating pressure disturbance
- airburstExplosion in the atmosphere
- debrisScattered broken fragments
collision · extinction · iridium · tektite · ejecta · bolide · devastation · Sudbury
Varying in nuclear mass
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- petrologyScientific study of rocks
- mineralogyScience of inorganic solids
One who gathers items
- specimenIndividual for examination
- fragmentIncomplete portion of whole
- slicePortion cut off
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
provenance · rare · valuable · museum · auction · fall · find · witnessed
Meteorite containing round grains
- ironElement twenty-six
- stonyRocky or emotionless
- carbonaceousContaining or composed of carbon
- olivineGreen igneous rock mineral
asteroid
Sun-orbiting rocky mass
- cometIcy orbiting body
- nebularOf celestial gas clouds
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
cosmic · Mars · Vesta · differentiation · accretion · primordial · extraterrestrial · interplanetary
crater
Impact or volcanic basin
- fireballLuminous meteor or explosion
- shockwavePropagating pressure disturbance
- airburstExplosion in the atmosphere
debris · collision · extinction · iridium · tektite · ejecta · bolide · devastation · Sudbury · catastrophe
isotopic
Varying in nuclear mass
- isotopeElemental variant by mass
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- petrologyScientific study of rocks
mineralogy · geochemistry · laboratory · analysis · classification
collector
One who gathers items
authentication · provenance · rare · valuable · museum · auction · fall · find · witnessed · curated
chondrite
Meteorite containing round grains
- ironElement twenty-six
- stonyRocky or emotionless
- carbonaceousContaining or composed of carbon
Willamette
Pacific Northwest river
- PeekskillHudson Valley city
meteoriticterrestrial
Relating to land
earthly · telluric · indigenous · autochthonous · native
- meteorite impactsSpace rocks hitting planetary surfaces
- iron meteoriteMetallic body from space