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Record 1 2024-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
DEF

A piece of matter from space that has landed on earth.

CONT

Diamonds ... are found in ... high pressure mantle xenoliths, high pressure metamorphic rocks, and also meteorites and their impact structures.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

Fragment de corps céleste qui traverse l'atmosphère et atteint la croûte terrestre.

CONT

Les diamants se rencontrent dans [...] des xénolites mantelliques et des roches métamorphiques formés à des pressions élevées, ainsi que dans des météorites et leurs structures d'impact.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Física espacial
DEF

Fragmento de un cuerpo celeste que cae sobre la Tierra [...]

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