- shergottite
- sher·got·tite
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shergottite
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shergottite — noun Etymology: Shergotty (Sherghati), town in India Date: circa 1911 any of a class of achondritic geologically young meteorites of feldspar and pyroxene … New Collegiate Dictionary
shergottite — noun /ˌʃɚ.ɡəˈtaɪt/ A type of meteorite composed of lava from a planet other than Earth … Wiktionary
Shergottite — Shergottịte [ʃ ; nach dem Meteorit von Shergati, Indien], Singular Shergottịt der, s, Steinmeteorite, die v. a. aus Pyroxen und Plagioklas (in isotropes Glas umgewandelt) bestehen und wahrscheinlich vom Mars stammen … Universal-Lexikon
shergottite — n.f. Météorite martienne … Le dictionnaire des mots absents des autres dictionnaires
shergottite — ˈshərgəˌtīt noun ( s) Etymology: Shergotty (Sherghati), town in Bihar state, India, where such a meteorite was collected in 1865 + English ite (I) : any of a class of achondritic geologically young meteorites of feldspar and pyroxene compare… … Useful english dictionary
Martian meteorite — EETA79001, shergottite A martian meteorite is a rock that formed on the planet Mars, was ejected from Mars by the impact of an asteroid or comet, and landed on the Earth. Of over 53000 meteorites that have been found on Earth, 99 are martian (as… … Wikipedia
Mars meteorite — A Mars meteorite is a meteorite that has landed on Earth and originated from Mars. This could have been the result of an impact of a celestial body on Mars, sending material from Mars into space. Of the many thousand meteorites that have been… … Wikipedia
Nakhlit — Als Achondrite werden alle Steinmeteoriten klassifiziert, die keine Chondrite sind. Sie sind mit lediglich knapp acht Prozent Anteil an der Gesamtzahl aller Meteorite[1] recht selten, was vermutlich darauf zurückzuführen ist, dass die meisten… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Meteorite fall — Witnessed Bolide Meteorite falls, also called observed falls, are those meteorites that were witnessed by people or automated devices as they moved through the atmosphere or hit the Earth, and were subsequently collected. All other meteorites are … Wikipedia
Achondrit — Achondrite (griech. ά (a ), ‚ohne‘ und χόνδρος (chondros), ‚Korn‘) sind Steinmeteorite, die im Gegensatz zu Chondriten keine oder nur wenige Chondren enthalten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Abgrenzung 2 Entstehung 3 Aussehen … Deutsch Wikipedia
