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meteoritic

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me·te·or·ite  (mt--rt)
n.
A stony or metallic mass of matter that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space.

mete·or·itic (--rtk), mete·or·iti·cal adj.
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Adj.1.meteoritic - of or relating to or caused by meteoritesmeteoritic - of or relating to or caused by meteorites


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Byline: ANI Washington, November 14 (ANI): A University of Arkansas professor and his colleagues have shown that the Earth's mantle contains the same isotopic signatures from magnesium as meteorites do, suggesting that the planet formed from meteoritic material, thus resolving a long-standing debate in the field over the planet's origins.
14]C yr BC were discovered at Ilpla-Reo, which may have originated from the explosion that generated the meteoritic craters at Kaali (Fig.
 
 
 
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