iron meteorite
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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"Its material strength was twice tougher than an iron meteorite."
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2022
And the region is also famed as the home of fragments from a massive iron meteorite that weigh in total some 58 tons.
From Science Magazine ● Mar. 8, 2022
That not a single sub-surface iron meteorite was detected on this trip should not be surprising.
From BBC ● Jan. 8, 2020
Heumann, K. G., Neubauer, J. & Reifenhäuser, W. Iodine overabundances measured in the surface layers of an Antarctic stony and iron meteorite.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017
It has been suggested that this “crater” was formed by the fall of an enormous iron meteorite, or small asteroid.
From Astronomical Curiosities Facts and Fallacies by J. Ellard Gore
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