micrometeorite
noun
a micrometeoroid that has traveled through Earth's atmosphere and fallen to the ground.
micrometeorites
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pluralof micrometeorite.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"We proposed that tiny meteorites, called micrometeorites, containing ammonia compounds were delivered from icy celestial bodies and collided with Ryugu," said Toru Matsumoto, lead author of the study and assistant professor at Kyoto University.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 1, 2023
Members of the School of Physics and Astronomy from the University of Kent are hoping to find micrometeorites - dust sized particles which have made it through the earth's atmosphere.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2023
That would protect its mirror from micrometeorites of the sort that have already struck JWST.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 9, 2023
Random meteoroids of this nature strike Earth constantly: scientists estimate between 10 million and 1 billion kilograms of meteorites hit Earth every year, most of them tiny micrometeorites.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2022
You know, of course, that we are constantly being bombarded by cosmic dust, the micrometeorites that always prove troublesome to the Earth satellites and space platforms.
From The Secret of the Ninth Planet by Donald Allen Wollheim
