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METEOROIDE [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-05-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Physics
DEF

[A particle of] debris in space resulting from collisions among asteroids, comets, moons, and planets.

OBS

When [a meteoroid] enters the earth's atmosphere it is heated to luminosity and becomes a meteor.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Physique spatiale
DEF

Petit corps du Système solaire [...] provenant de la désagrégation d'un astéroïde ou d'un noyau cométaire [...]

OBS

[...] appelé météorite lorsqu'il s'écrase sur une planète.

Spanish

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

[...] cuerpo celeste que se desprende de otros de mayor tamaño, como planetas o asteroides.

OBS

meteoroide: La Fundación del Español Urgente (Fundéu BBVA), con el asesoramiento de la Real Academia Española, indica que si este cuerpo llega a caer sobre la superficie de la Tierra, recibe el nombre de "meteorito".

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