Unified Astronomy Thesaurus

Last uploaded: June 20, 2024
Preferred Name

Meteorites

Definitions

An object of extraterrestrial origin that survives entry through the atmosphere to reach the Earth's surface. Meteors become meteorites if they reach the ground.

ID

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1038

broader

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1040

contributor

http://editor.vocabs.ands.org.au/user/AAS_Frey.Katie_Admin

definition

An object of extraterrestrial origin that survives entry through the atmosphere to reach the Earth's surface. Meteors become meteorites if they reach the ground.

modified

2020-11-03T18:54:55.262Z

2020-11-03T18:54:42.711Z

narrower

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1686

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/109

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/863

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1047

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/228

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1037

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/21

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/15

prefLabel

Meteorites

related

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1041

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/779

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