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iron meteorite

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iron meteorite
n
(Astronomy) a meteorite that is composed mainly of iron and nickel

iron meteorite
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These silicated iron meteorites -- part of a central core of a celestial object that exploded as it entered the Earth's atmosphere -- slammed into a 200- by 40-mile section of Argentina some 30,000 years ago.
An iron meteorite is very heavy because it is made entirely of metal.
 
 
 
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