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METEORITE CRATER [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
- Astronomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- meteorite crater
1, record 1, English, meteorite%20crater
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- meteor crater 2, record 1, English, meteor%20crater
correct
- meteoritic crater 3, record 1, English, meteoritic%20crater
correct, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An impact crater on the surface of the earth or of a celestial body caused by a meteorite... 4, record 1, English, - meteorite%20crater
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a meteorite crater can be defined as any structure now at or near the surface containing evidence of a shock-producing impact in which the disturbance by deformation and fragmentation of rock or soil is generally circular in outline(plan) and dies out rapidly in intensity upon reaching diameter-to-depth ratios of three to one or greater... 5, record 1, English, - meteorite%20crater
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
- Astronomie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cratère météorique
1, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cratère météoritique 2, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9oritique
correct, masculine noun
- cratère de météorite 3, record 1, French, crat%C3%A8re%20de%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orite
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dépression creusée à la surface d'un astre [...] par une météorite. 4, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les cratères météoritiques sont de deux sortes : les cratères d'impact et les cratères d'explosion. 5, record 1, French, - crat%C3%A8re%20m%C3%A9t%C3%A9orique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geomorfología y geomorfogénesis
- Astronomía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cráter meteorítico
1, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter%20meteor%C3%ADtico
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- cráter de meteorito 2, record 1, Spanish, cr%C3%A1ter%20de%20meteorito
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cráter producido por el impacto de un meteorito al chocar con la superficie de un planeta o satélite. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cr%C3%A1ter%20meteor%C3%ADtico
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-01-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Manicouagan Reservoir
1, record 2, English, Manicouagan%20Reservoir
unofficial, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Lake Manicouagan 1, record 2, English, Lake%20Manicouagan
former designation, unofficial, Quebec
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A meteorite crater filled with water, north of Baie-Comeau, in Québec. 2, record 2, English, - Manicouagan%20Reservoir
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordinates: 51° 7’ 38" N, 68° 44’ 50" W (Québec). 3, record 2, English, - Manicouagan%20Reservoir
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- réservoir Manicouagan
1, record 2, French, r%C3%A9servoir%20Manicouagan
correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- lac Manicouagan 2, record 2, French, lac%20Manicouagan
former designation, correct, masculine noun, Quebec
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cratère météoritique rempli d'eau au nord de Baie-Comeau, au Québec. 3, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20Manicouagan
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Coordonnées : 51° 7' 38" N, 68° 44' 50" O (Québec). 4, record 2, French, - r%C3%A9servoir%20Manicouagan
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-12-14
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- fallback breccia
1, record 3, English, fallback%20breccia
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- fall-back breccia 2, record 3, English, fall%2Dback%20breccia%20
correct
- fall back breccia 3, record 3, English, fall%20back%20breccia
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A brecciated rock made up from material thrown up into the air by a large meteorite impact that falls back into and around the crater that was created from the impact. 1, record 3, English, - fallback%20breccia
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Onaping fall back breccia, part of the Sudbury impact site, is overlain by deep marine sediment … 3, record 3, English, - fallback%20breccia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- brèche de retombée
1, record 3, French, br%C3%A8che%20de%20retomb%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si aucun fragment de la météorite n’a subsisté, une grande partie du nuage incandescent est retombée au fond du cratère, le recouvrant sur environ 80 m d’épaisseur d’un amas de roches constituant ce que les géologues appellent les brèches de retombée. L’onde de choc a également provoqué dans le fond du cratère des brèches de dislocation. 2, record 3, French, - br%C3%A8che%20de%20retomb%C3%A9e
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le complexe [de Sudbury] est composé d'une séquence différenciée de norite quartzifère à la base, puis de gabbros quartzeux et granophyres. La formation sus-jacente riche en clastes a été interprétée comme une brèche de retombée suite à l’impact. 3, record 3, French, - br%C3%A8che%20de%20retomb%C3%A9e
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-07-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- crater
1, record 4, English, crater
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A bowl-shaped pit or depression on the surface of a planet or a moon. 2, record 4, English, - crater
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Craters are formed in two ways: by volcanic activity and by meteorite impact. 2, record 4, English, - crater
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The kinetic energy resulting from solid objects moving at cosmic speeds enables relatively small objects to produce gigantic craters. 3, record 4, English, - crater
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Impact craters are generally circular or polygonal but may take on a variety of other shapes. 3, record 4, English, - crater
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A crater] produced by the explosive impact of a meteorite is called an impact crater. 2, record 4, English, - crater
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Crater-pocked surface. 4, record 4, English, - crater
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- cratère
1, record 4, French, crat%C3%A8re
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Formation montagneuse sur la Lune se détachant en relief sur le sol environnant et dont la partie centrale est d'une profondeur généralement plus grande. 2, record 4, French, - crat%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les formations les plus caractéristiques du relief lunaire sont des dépressions circulaires ou polygonales, de dimensions variables : les cratères ou cirques (ce dernier terme désignant plus particulièrement les cratères les plus vastes, bordés de remparts montagneux). [...] les cratères seraient dus à des impacts de météorites, leur diamètre étant d'autant plus grand que la puissance de l'explosion a été plus forte. 2, record 4, French, - crat%C3%A8re
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 PHR
Surface criblée de cratères. 3, record 4, French, - crat%C3%A8re
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Astronomía
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- caráter
1, record 4, Spanish, car%C3%A1ter
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Depresión de la superficie terrestre o de un planeta, originada por erupción volcánica o por impacto de meteoritos. 1, record 4, Spanish, - car%C3%A1ter
Record 5 - internal organization data 1998-03-02
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Astronomy
- Planets
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- impactite
1, record 5, English, impactite
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- impact slag 2, record 5, English, impact%20slag
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A vesicular, glassy to finely crystalline material produced by fusion or partial fusion of target rock by the heat generated from the impact of a large meteorite, and occurring in and around the resulting crater, typically as individual bodies composed of mixtures of melt and rock fragments... 3, record 5, English, - impactite
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Astronomie
- Planètes
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- impactite
1, record 5, French, impactite
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le choc violent d'une météorite, sur la Terre ou sur d'autres astres, brise les roches préexistantes. Les débris forment une «impactite»; ils sont souvent anguleux. Mais quelquefois la chaleur dégagée par le choc est suffisante pour faire fondre leur bords et même pour provoquer la fonte totale, aboutissant à un verre, ou encore la formation de nouveaux minéraux. 2, record 5, French, - impactite
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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