meteorite; fallen meteoroid
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meteorite; portion of a meteoroid that survives passage through Earth's atmosphere and strikes the ground
technicalScientific term distinguishing the grounded remnant from the atmospheric phenomenon (流星). Classified by composition as iron (铁质), stony (石质), or stony-iron (石铁混合).
Kē科
xué学
jiā家
zài在
Xī西
bó伯
lì利
yà亚
fā发
xiàn现
le了
yī一
kē颗
jù巨
dà大
de的
yǔn陨
xīng星
。
Scientists discovered a huge meteorite in Siberia.
Zhè这
kuài块
yǔn陨
xīng星
zhǔ主
yào要
yóu由
chún纯
tiě铁
zhì质
de的
chéng成
fèn分
gòu构
chéng成
。
This meteorite is composed mainly of pure iron.
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Bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
lǐ里
chén陈
liè列
zhe着
gè各
zhǒng种
gè各
yàng样
de的
yǔn陨
xīng星
biāo标
běn本
。
The museum displays various kinds of meteorite specimens.
Yǔn陨
xīng星
zhuàng撞
jī击
yuè月
qiú球
biǎo表
miàn面
shí时
huì会
xíng形
chéng成
jù巨
dà大
de的
huán环
xíng形
shān山
。
When meteorites strike the lunar surface, they form huge craters.